Remember the Royal Australian Navy? Gallery
In trhe 60's, 70's and 80's two of my Ships visited Austarlia and I have lots of memories of working with them at sea, in Sydney and in Freemantle (Garden Island is the base in both places). During my recent visit I took these photos which will remind anyone who was there of those days.
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Icon of Sydney - The Bidge |
Fort Denison |
Icon of Sydney - The Opera House |
Sydney Dockyard - Garden Island |
Dockyard, we usually tied up here |
RAN ships alongside for Christmas leave |
Darling Harbour, home of the Australian Maritime Museum |
Ships of the museum |
HMAS Vampire, a familier ship from those days. I remember doing Radar calibrations with her. |
Vampire or 'The Bat' |
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The Submarine is HMAS Onslow |
HMAS Advance |
Vampire's 4.5 inch guns |
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Hary de Wheels - we used to get pie and mushy peas here on the way back onboard after a night out. |
Good to see its still going - if only for the tourists |
Its not me in the picture!! |
Soldiers too |
Typical Oz pub!!! |
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