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The final entry Navy’s First Lady of the Fleet
Navy’s First Lady of the Fleet, #HMASPaluma and #HMASMermaid have sailed into Cairns for the final time.
The vessels are part of #AusNavy’s Hydrographic Fleet and have been in service for over 30 years. They contribute to Australia’s charting area of responsibility which covers one-eighth of the Earth's surface. We’ll share more information about this important capability and what’s next when they decommission. Petty Officer George Cheng #YourADF
The final entry Navy’s First Lady of the Fleet
#HMASPaluma and #HMASMermaid have sailed into Cairns
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The Final Entry: Navy’s First Lady of the Fleet, #HMASPaluma and #HMASMermaid have sailed into Cairns for the final time. #OurPeople at HMAS Cairns lined the wharf to mark the occasion, which signifies one step closer to the Survey Motor Launches joint decommissioning next month. The vessels are part of #AusNavy’s Hydrographic Fleet and have been in service for over 30 years. They contribute to Australia’s charting area of responsibility which covers one-eighth of the Earth's surface. We’ll share more information about this important capability and what’s next when they decommission. Petty Officer George Cheng #YourADF
Andrew Fleming I was in HMAS Mermaid as the LSNPC interesting posting.. David Lindsay Andrew Fleming yep having to put up with Droggies!! Survey, survey, survey. Was on Betano when she was being used as an interim survey vessel before & after the SMLs came along.
By Ken Wilson and Lieutenant Jessica Craig 9 August 2021 ...The RAN's oldest ship, First Lady of the Fleet HMAS Paluma IV, has conducted a final Freedom of Entry in the lead up to decommissioning next month.The Freedom of Entry tradition dates back to medieval times when armed groups, including troops would request access to fortress communities for food and shelter, in return for protecting fortress residents. Twenty crew members of Paluma requested Freedom of Entry on Saturday August 7 in the main street of the ship’s namesake town, Paluma in North Queensland, about an hour and a half out of garrison city Townsville. Police Inspector Dave Crosby formally challenged Commanding Officer Paluma Lieutenant Commander Craig Hamilton and his crew before acknowledging their right and privilege to enter the township. Lieutenant Commander Hamilton said it was an honour and privilege to reconnect with the town before the ship is farewelled.“The Paluma crew are honoured to join the City of Townsville Council and residents of Paluma to conduct this historic ceremony for the final time before the ship decommissions next month,” Lieutenant Commander Hamilton said.“We were last granted Freedom of Entry to Paluma in October 1990, the year after the ship commissioned, so it is fitting to conduct a final one as we embark upon our decommissioning journey.” Nywaigi traditional owner Scott Anderson delivered a welcome to country before City of Townsville Councillor Margie Ryder, representing city Mayor Jenny Hill, joined HMAS Cairns Commanding Officer Glenn Williams as the reviewing officers for the parading sailors. Councillor Ryder said the community were thrilled to have the Navy back in Paluma.“This is quite a significant event given our city’s proud history as a garrison city and our ongoing relationship with the Australian Defence Force, I’m thrilled we were able conduct a Freedom of Entry and play a role in Paluma’s final voyage,” Councillor Ryder said. Locals and visitors lined the streets to watch the Freedom of Entry and joined the crew for tea and coffee after the official ceremony.Paluma is the first of class of the Paluma Class Survey Motor Launches and will decommission with HMAS Mermaid in Cairns in September. During its 32 years’ of service, the ship has played an active role in providing maritime environment data to assist both military and commercial vessels to safely navigate the waters surrounding Australia. The ship is the fourth Paluma to serve with the RAN. https://news.defence.gov.au/.../hmas-paluma-conducts...
Nywaigi traditional owner Scott Anderson delivered a welcome to country before City of Townsville Councillor Margie Ryder, representing city Mayor Jenny Hill, joined HMAS Cairns Commanding Officer Glenn Williams as the reviewing officers for the parading sailors. Councillor Ryder said the community were thrilled to have the Navy back in Paluma.“This is quite a significant event given our city’s proud history as a garrison city and our ongoing relationship with the Australian Defence Force, I’m thrilled we were able conduct a Freedom of Entry and play a role in Paluma’s final voyage,” Councillor Ryder said.
HMAS VIDAL
By Paul Williams
As told to me by my father around 45 years ago, this photo was taken by him, with a Box Brownie, from the top deck stern of the troop ship Queen Mary during World War 2, sometime in 1940. From memory, I think it was the HMAS Vidal, a mine sweeper escorting the Queen Mary from England to the Middle East. Knowing the height of the Queen Mary (very high) and the angle of the shot (about 45° from the deck of the Mary), you get a fair idea of the size of the wave that this little ship is sitting on. Apparently, this rogue wave came up so quickly that everyone was caught out, including the Vidal's crew. "It went up like an express elevator." I remember my father telling me of the white faces staring down at him when he took the photo. He could see them even from that distance. All of the crew on his area of the deck were also grabbing onto anything solid. He realised this when he looked around to see that he was fully exposed on the deck and now completely alone. It did happen that both the Vidal and the Mary came through unscathed but, for a few seconds, no one believed that they would.
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By Acting Sub Lieutenant Jack Meadows 18 August 2021
Communications, remote sensing and precision navigation and timing for warships and submarines is becoming more and more important – and satellite technology is making the process that much easier. The ADF is increasingly investing in satellite capabilities in space to allow Navy surface and sub-surface vessels to better assess the maritime environment and respond to potential threats over the horizon. Navy Information Warfare’s Deputy Director Space Lieutenant Commander Ben Piggott said such capabilities and platforms provided Navy with a strategic advantage. “Satellite communications is the only way to move a lot of information to and from ships and submarines quickly,” Lieutenant Commander Piggott said. “Remote-sensing satellites are important so that we can understand the environment beyond the range of our on-board sensors, and GPS is essential so that we can know where we are, target weapons accurately, and synchronise our communications. “Defence is also exploring options for space electronic warfare to deter interference with our space systems.” Lieutenant Commander Piggott’s comments come as Defence highlights its long-standing and diverse science-based capabilities as part of National Science Week, Australia's annual celebration of all things relating to science and technology held each year in August. For Navy, it is an opportunity to highlight the ground-breaking work of its Information Warfare Space specialists – a relatively new qualification.
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#AusNavy looks to the skies 🔭ಢ🌏 #YourADF is increasingly investing in satellite capabilities in space to allow surface and sub-surface vessels to better assess the maritime environment and respond to potential threats over the horizon. “Satellite communications is the only way to move a lot of information to and from ships and submarines quickly,” Lieutenant Commander Piggott said. “Defence is also exploring options for space electronic warfare to deter interference with our space systems.” #ScienceWeek is an opportunity to highlight the ground-breaking work of its Information Warfare Space specialists – a relatively new qualification. Read the full story 📖➡ : https://lnkd.in/gmiEKneP #ScienceWeek @Defence Science and Technology Group (DST) Satellite technology is making communications, navigation and remote sensing for Navy warships and submarines much easier.
Lieutenant Commander Benjamin Piggott is the Navy Information Warfare Branch’s Deputy Director- Space based in Canberra. Photo: Petty Officer Bradley Darvill
In view of the quickly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, the Returned & Services League of Australia (RSL) has called on Australians to consider the impact on veterans of Middle East operations. RSL Australia President Greg Melick urged veterans and members to ‘look after their mates’ at this time and link in with RSL Branches and Sub-Branches for support. “The Open Arms counselling and support service is also ready and able to help as needed,” he said. “It is disappointing to see the hard-earned Coalition achievements in Afghanistan now being taken back by the Taliban, and the RSL stands by the dedicated work of all our serving and ex-serving veterans from Middle East operations. “Many who served in these theatres will be feeling the frustration and disappointment deeply and we need to understand and appreciate the impact on our veterans of those operations. “The RSL is here to support our veterans and we are asking all members and indeed the people of Australia, to consider the feelings of those who served in Afghanistan and other areas of the Middle East and provide whatever support they can.” Mr Melick also repeated the RSL’s call for the fast-tracking of visas for the Afghan support staff who assisted Australian Defence forces and Embassy officials during the deployment in Afghanistan. “Many of these people and their families have already received visas, but any interpreters and locally employed staff who remain are likely to suffer serious reprisals. “They provided invaluable service to Australians posted to Afghanistan and we have an obligation to help them,” he said.
The South Alberta Light Horse, or SALH, is a Reserve armoured reconnaissance regiment of the Canadian Army based in Medicine Hat, Edmonton and Lethbridge, Alberta. The SALH is part of 3rd Canadian Division's 41 Canadian Brigade Group. The "Light Horse" designation comes #OnThisDay 1943 the liner #RMSQueenMary arrived on the Clyde from New York in her role as a Troop Ship. She was carrying 16,683 souls, the greatest number of people ever embarked in one ship. She was escorted by @RoyalNavy and averaged 28 Knots during the passage. from FB Jim Mills My father (late) Lt. D.W. Mills, South Alberta Regiment/Armoured Division of the Canadian Armed Forces made this trip from Canada to England twice during WWII.https://www.facebook.com/.../posts/1900353726812766/... from its light cavalry and mounted infantry origins. from LinkedIn Mario De Fenza• Former Safety Officer
Some tough days and weeks ahead for all Afghan veterans as we watch our hard work, commitment and sacrifices being undone in such a short period. Stand tall and be proud of your efforts. For what you achieved personally and as a team, you could have done no more.
We’re proud of every single one of you.We will never forget the immense sacrifices of our mates.
If you need to talk, please get in touch. We’re here for you
Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan
On this day 55 years ago, 21-year-old Corporal Peter 'Pete' Clements died on 27 August 1966, died from the wounds he received manning a .50 cal machine gun of his M113A1 APC - callsign 23A at the Battle of Long Tan. Peter E Clements was from Cunderdin, Western Australia. He was nine when his father died, so he was brought up by his mother. In April 1962, when he was 17 years old, he joined the Australian Army and according to his mother, Mrs. Mollie Martin, ‘He couldn’t wait to go to Vietnam’, where he became a crew commander with 3 Troop, 1 APC Squadron. In the late afternoon of 18 August 1966, while relieving troops at the Battle of Long Tan, Corporal Clements was fatally wounded and died nine days later at 36 U.S. Evac Hospital in Vung Tau.
His service number was 54570 and he had only been in Vietnam for 95 days.
Lest We Forget.
25 May - 11 June 1966. 54570 Corporal (Cpl) Peter Edward (Pete) Clements, 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron, sits on top of an APC on the deck of HMAS Sydney (en route to Vung Tau). Cpl Clements died on 27 August 1966, aged 21, from wounds received at the Battle of Long Tan
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Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan · July 1966. Group portrait of a mixture of 2, 3, and 4 Troop, 1st Armoured Personnel Sqadron, en route to picking up 6 Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR), taken three weeks before the battle of Long Tan. Identified, front left: Corporal David Davies; Corporal Peter Clements (later severely wounded and died at Vung Tau hospital). One of a set of images relating to the service of 215419 Corporal David William Davies, 1st Armoured Personnel Carrier Squadron (May-December 1966) and A Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment (January-April 1967). He served a later tour as a Temporary Sergeant with B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment from December 1969 - June 1970.
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19 August 1966. The APC in which Cpl Clements was mortally wounded in the Battle of Long Tan
Diagram of the route which the Australian APC's from 3 Troop, 1 APC Squadron took from their lines at Nui Dat to the 6RAR lines at Nui Dat to pick up A Coy, 6RAR and then onto the Long Tan battlefield on 18 August 1966.
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Formation of 3 Troop, 1 APC Squadron as they entered the Long Tan rubber plantation and their first contact with D445 Viet Cong Provincial Mobile Battalion who were closing the encirclement of D Company 6RAR on 18 August 1966. See Less
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Formation of 3 Troop, 1 APC Squadron as they entered the Long Tan rubber plantation and their second contact with D445 Viet Cong Provincial Mobile Battalion who were closing the encirclement of D Company 6RAR on 18 August 1966
APC, Callsign 23A restored to her 18 August 1966 colours and configuration by members of 6RAR for the 50th Anniversary of Long Tan. This is the APC in which Corporal Peter Clements (21 years old) was mortally wounded by enemy fire.
APC, Callsign 23A restored to her 18 August 1966 colours and configuration by members of 6RAR for the 50th Anniversary of Long Tan. This is the APC in which Corporal Peter Clements (21 years old) was mortally wounded by enemy fire.
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This painting represents the artist's own military service in the Vietnam War and that of his father's in the Second World War. The title reflects the artist's perspective on the two conflicts and the conversation that never took place between father and son about their experiences of war.
“Moral-Immoral (imaginary conversations with my Father)”Acrylic on canvas by Geoffrey Jones, 2012.
Courtesy of the Australian War Memorial
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Name Canberra
Launched 16 March 1960
Length 820 feet (250 m) Beam 103 feet (31 m) Draught 35.5 feet (10.8 m)
Namesake City of Canberra, Australia
Sponsored by Dame Pattie Menzies, GBE
Owner
Completed May 1961
Propulsion
1961–88: Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. 1988–91: P&O Lines (Shipowners) Ltd. 1991–97: Abbey National March Leasing (1) Ltd. (leased back by P&O)
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Maiden voyage 2 June 1961
Main: Two British Thomson-Houston (AEI) synchronous three-phase, 6,000-volt air-cooled electric motors providing 85,000 hp (63,000 kW); power supplied by two 32,200 kW steam turbine-driven alternators; twin screws Auxiliary: Four steam turbines, each driving a 1,500 kW, 440 V, 3 Phase, 60 Hz alternator and a tandem-driven 300 kW exciter for the propulsion alternators
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Out of service 10–31 October 1997 (final voyage) Identification
Operator
Call sign: GBVC
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1961–66: P&O–Orient Lines
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IMO number: 5059953
1966–71: P&O Lines
1971–86: P&O Passenger Division 1986–92: Canberra Cruises Ltd. 1992–94: P&O Cruise Fleets Services Ltd. 1994–97: P&O Cruises (UK) Ltd.
official number 302649 Nickname(s) The Great White Whale
Speed
Honours and awards Falklands War
Port of registry London
Trials: 29.27 knots (54.2 km/h) 1961–73: 27.5 knots (50.9 km/h)
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Route Southampton–Sydney via Suez, thence Sydney–Vancouver (1973, Cruising)
Fate Scrapped at Gadani ship-breaking yard, Pakistan, 1997–98
1973–97: 23.50 knots (43.5 km/h) Capacity 150,000 square feet (14,000 m 2 ) of cargo
Ordered 20 December 1956 Builder Harland and Wolff, Belfast
Type Ocean Liner
Complement 1961–73: 548 first class, 1,690 tourist class, 1973–97: 1,500 one class
Tonnage 1961: 45,270 gross register tons1962: 45,733 gross register tons
Cost GB£17 million (1956) Yard number 1621
Crew 1961–73: 900, 1973–97: 795
Laid down 23 September 1957
1968: 44,807 gross register tons 1994: 49,073 gross tons
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SS Canberra was an ocean liner, which later operated on cruises, in the P&O fleet from 1961 to 1997. She was built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Northern Ireland at a cost of £17 million. The ship was named on 17 March 1958, after the federal capital of Australia, Canberra. She was launched on 16 March 1960, sponsored by Dame Pattie Menzies, wife of the then Prime Minister of Australia, Robert Menzies. She entered service in May 1961, and made her maiden voyage starting in June.
Royal Australian Navy Today marks the 79th anniversary of the loss of #HMASCanberra (I) during the Battle of Savo Island. The County Class Heavy Cruiser had been part of a naval force supporting the American landings at Guadalcanal and Tulagi when a Japanese task force attacked in the early hours of the morning. Canberra was struck by two torpedoes on her starboard side and over 20 salvoes of 8-inch shellfire. With power lost and the ship listing, the wounded and survivors were transferred to USS Patterson and USS Blue and Canberra was scuttled. In 2020, 78 years after the Battle of Savo Island, the Ship’s Company of HMAS Canberra (III) took pause during a Regional Presence Deployment to pay tribute to the 84 souls lost that day with a memorial service at Ironbottom Sound, near Savo Island, where Canberra (I) still rests today. She is far from her homeport again today, continuing the proud tradition of the name Canberra.
She appeared in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever.[1] In the 1982 Falklands War she served as a troopship.
In 1997 the singer and songwriter Gerard Kenny released the single "Farewell Canberra" which was specially composed for the last voyage.https://www.wikiwand.com/en/SS_Canberra
Falklands War HMS Andromeda and Canberra off Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, just after the surrender of Argentine forces on 14 June 1982 HMS Andromeda and Canberra off Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, just after the surrender of Argentine forces on 14 June 1982 On 2 April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, which initiated the Falklands War. At the time, Canberra was cruising in the Mediterranean. The next day, her captain Dennis Scott-Masson received a message asking his time of arrival at Gibraltar, which was not on his itinerary. When he called at Gibraltar, he learnt that the Ministry of Defence had requisitioned Canberra for use as a troopship. Canberra sailed to Southampton, Hampshire where she was quickly refitted, sailing on 9 April for the South Atlantic.[5] Nicknamed the Great White Whale, Canberra proved vital in transporting 3 Commando Brigade to the islands more than 9,000 nautical miles (17,000 km) from the United Kingdom.[5] Canberra was sent to the heart of the conflict.[5] Canberra anchored in San Carlos Water on 21 May as part of the landings by British forces to retake the islands.[6] Although her size and white colour made her an unmissable target for the Argentine Air Force, Canberra, if sunk, would not have been completely submerged in the shallow waters at San Carlos. However, the liner was not badly hit in the landings as the Argentine pilots tended to attack the Royal Navy frigates and destroyers instead of the supply and troop ships. After the war, Argentine pilots claimed they were told not to hit Canberra, as they mistook her for a hospital ship.[7] A painting of SS Canberra's return to Southampton from the Falklands A painting of SS Canberra's return to Southampton from the Falklands Canberra then sailed to South Georgia, where 3,000 troops were transferred from Queen Elizabeth 2. They were landed at San Carlos on 2 June. When the war ended, Canberra was used as a cartel to repatriate captured Argentine soldiers, landing them at Puerto Madryn, before returning to Southampton to a rapturous welcome on 11 July. Captain Scott-Masson, who had started his apprenticeship on the Shaw, Savill & Albion Line troopship Empire Deben in the late 1940s, was awarded a CBE and made an aide-de-camp to Queen Elizabeth II.
Paynesville RSL Published by Maggie Marriott · August 8 at 10:51 AM ·
LinkedIn -Bernard Salt AM Corporate Advisor | Corporate Speaker | Media Commentator & Columnist | Podcast Presenter | LinkedIn Top Voice 2020, 2018 The greatest adversities the Australian people have faced since federation centred on war, depression and pandemic. Over 31 years between 1914 and 1945 there were two world wars, a pandemic and the Great Depression. How did we cope? Back then we were united by ideals that have since receded namely the concept of empire and the idea of religion. Indeed religion projected the idea that sacrifice in this life is rewarded with salvation in the next life. In the seven or so decades since WWII Australia has enjoyed relative peace and prosperity. But our values have changed. We have loosened our ties with Britain and we're far more inclined to be focussed on the certainty of the here & now rather than on possibility of a hereafter. So, what is it that unites our nation today facing a pandemic likely stretch 2 years (and hopefully not more)? And what if later in the decade we were to be tested further by an adversary determined to put us in our place? How would we respond? Sure we need vaccines and alliances and a capable military, but I think we need more. We need to be united by the belief in our right to exist as a nation, in the integrity of our institutions and way of life, and in our connection to community starting with the family, however defined. Galvanised by these convictions I am sure we can endure whatever the 2020s may have in store. See page 31 The Weekend Australian Magazine $4.50 p/w
The newfoundland sailboat Massena de Fécamp in dry cuddle in Dunkirk. Le voilier terre-neuvier Massena de Fécamp en câle sèche à Dunkerque. Carte postale par Daniel Boulcourt Postcard by Daniel Boulcourt The newfoundland sailboat Massena de Fécamp in dry cuddle in Dunkirk.
The sailboat Massena de Fécamp in dry cuddle in Dunkirk.
Postcard by Daniel Boulcourt
Paynesville RSL Published by Maggie Marriott · August 5 at 3:21 PM The Stone Frigate HMAS Leeuwin was initially established as a naval depot. Roy Stall writes for the Naval Historical Society of Australia an account of the early days of the presence of the Royal Australian Navy, including the war years when a torpedo maintenance depot was built on the north-east corner of the base. After the War, the base was used for training of Naval Reserve personnel as well as national servicemen, until the decision of the Naval Board to introduce a ‘Junior Recruit’ training scheme. The plan was to attract boys aged 15½ to 16½ to undertake twelvemonths of academic and naval training before they headed to other shore establishments in the eastern States. Over the years that followed about 13,000 boys were trained via theJunior Recruit scheme. An excellent account history has been written by Brian Adams, as one of the ‘Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs (No. 29)’, with the subtitle‘ HMAS LEEUWIN – the Story of the RAN’s Junior Recruits’. Brian Adams, who was in the22nd intake of JRs went on to become a RearAdmiral Rear Admiral Brian Adams AO, RAN (rtd) joined the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as a member of HMAS Leeuwin’s 22nd junior recruit intake in January 1968. After completing the Topman course in 1969 he trained and commissioned as a seaman officer. Specialising in joint and amphibious warfare, he commanded HMA Ships Tarakan and Tobruk and trained and served with United Kingdom and United States naval and marine forces. In headquarters positions he worked in naval and joint warfare policy development, capital equipment acquisition programming, resource policy development and officer training. Over nearly 25 years, between January 1960 and December 1984, approximately 13,000 15 and 16 year old boys joined the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as junior recruits – a group the size of our current Navy workforce. The world of the ‘JRs’, as they were called, was often a very different one from the modern entry processes to the RAN. The majority served in warships before turning 18, some experiencing active service in the Indonesian Confrontation and the Vietnam War. Before joining the Fleet, most of the boys trained for a year in the Junior Recruit Training Establishment located in HMAS Leeuwin, a Navy base located on the banks of the Swan River at Preston Point in Fremantle, Western Australia. Some received their junior recruit training at HMAS Cerberus, a base near Westernport south of Melbourne, Victoria. Drill, usually with rifles, was a significant feature of the life of junior recruits. In addition to the parades – ‘divisions’ as the Navy calls them - there were ceremonial divisions conducted during working hours at regular and frequent intervals, church parades, leave inspection parades and quarterly graduation parades. Few boys graduated from Leeuwin without having marched through the streets of Perth to mark an event or paraded as a member of a guard to welcome or farewell a visiting regal or vice regal dignitary. The boys also marched on Anzac Day and to commemorate significant military events such as the Battle of the Coral Sea and Trafalgar Day. The opening of the Western Australian Parliament, Western Australian Foundation Day, the annual Seafarer’s Service and the Royal Agricultural Show were other events marked by the parade of a guard of, usually, 100 boys. On 21 October 1962, in the presence of the Mayor of Fremantle and others, 50 junior recruits performed the ceremony Death of Nelson. Drill at Leeuwin was, as a result, of a relatively high standard https://www.navy.gov.au/.../documents/PIAMA29_updated.pdf
LinkedIn..Athena Ives Sexual Trauma Researcher and Educator San Diego, California, United States ...I risked my life to protect these women, and I would gladly deploy tomorrow if I could. To everyone saying that we should have never been in Afghanistan to begin with, let me remind you. “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Women were being shot in the street for not having a male relative escort. Husbands were allowed to rape their wives. Many of which were 12 years old because the age of marriage for a female was when she bled. Women had no access to healthcare because women were not allowed to work or attend school. Women were stoned to death for being unclean because a man raped her. I risked my life to protect these women, and I would gladly deploy tomorrow if I could. To those of you out there leaving comments that we should have never been there on posts about the men and women that were killed, do you support the rape, starvation, and murder of women? You more than likely live in a country where women and children don't endure these crimes, and you have that freedom because of the very people you are desecrating with your comments. Maybe we should send you there, and you can see first hand, like many of us already have. The laws I list in the comments would have been enforced if the US and other Allied forces had done nothing. #Afghanistan #Kabul #Veterans #Heroes #military #womensrights
Young Veterans Over two thirds of Afghanistan has fallen to the Taliban not weeks after the last coalition forces had left the country. To all those current and former service members who deployed to Afghanistan please know you are not alone and your service was appreciated by all Australians and the citisens of Uruzgan. Very much like the fall of Siagon in 1975, this may make those who were involved in operations there feel a variety of emotions. If you need to talk about it, reach out and do so. We are all here to help one another through tough times.
Darren Chester MP August 20
A few of the self-appointed experts on social media have taken great exception to me saying on QandA last night that we ‘shouldn’t talk Australia down’ all the time.The reason I made the point in relation to our involvement in Afghanistan and the humanitarian assistance we continue to offer is because we have a lot to be proud of as a generous nation. Since the end of World War 2, Australia has offered new homes to 920,000 refugees. Our humanitarian program continues to provide 13,750 visas per year and since 2013, we have seen more than 8000 Afghans relocate to Australia. In terms of the interpreters and locally engaged employees, there’s been more than 400 people who assisted our forces in Afghanistan, move to Australia since April this year. The military effort underway right now has been forced on us by the rapid advance of the Taliban and a failure of US intelligence on the ground (and possibly an over-estimation of the Afghan military to fight the Taliban). It was not a failure of our troops and last night, I encouraged our veterans to be proud of their service. If you are struggling at the moment, call Open Arms on 1800 011 046.The critical point in maintaining the integrity of the humanitarian system, and assuring Australians can have confidence in our approach, is that proper security checks are undertaken. It’s why we can’t allow a situation where people smugglers effectively decide who gets visas by selling spots on boats and making life endangering journeys. As I also said last night, there is nothing humane about people drowning at sea, and our Navy plus Border Force personnel forced to retrieve their bodies or intercept this insidious trade.I’m not pretending it’s not complex, emotional and difficult to administer the refugee program but we are a nation which has a history of doing it’s fair share.The Prime Minister has announced 3000 humanitarian visas will be allocated to Afghanistan, as a starting point, on top of the visas already issued to those who assisted our forces in the conflict. At the same time, he has stressed that Afghans in Australia will not be sent home against their wishes, given the precarious security situation on the ground. So when I say ‘please don’t talk Australia down’ it’s because we can be proud of our efforts as a nation and we should be hopeful and optimistic about the future. Despite all the challenges we face, I wouldn’t want to be living anywhere else in the world.
Tessa Jackson I was very impressed with the input of most of the panel last night. Lydia and Yalda offered valuable insight given their backgrounds and experience as did Bob Carr. Dan is always a pleasure to listen to but to hear him speak of the challenges he faced during his deployments (particularly the security challenges) was food for thought. I haven't watched Q & A for quite sometime but I'm glad I made the effort. David Speers needs to stop interrupting and talking over the top of people though, it was very annoying and rude.
Darren Chester MP Freedom flights.
I’m in awe of our Australian Defence Force personnel who have participated in one of the biggest humanitarian air-lifts in history from Afghanistan. News overnight of an horrific terrorist attack targeting US Marines and Afghans has reinforced the dangers of this mission. The loss of life and serious injuries is impossible to understand. Our ADF has carried 4000 people to safety with support from our coalition partners. In this, the 100 year anniversary of our airforce, it’s been an extraordinary achievement. The bravery, compassion, professionalism and resilience of our personnel in the air, and on the ground, is in stark contrast to the terrorists who targeted desperate people gathering at the international airport. The Defence Minister has announced that our mission has ended and all Australian personnel have returned to safety. There’s no doubt that further humanitarian efforts will be required but the security situation on the ground has deteriorated overnight and people in Kabul are being warned to avoid travelling to the airport or gathering in large crowds. My thoughts are with all ADF personnel, veterans and their families at this difficult time. Thank you for your service. Be proud of everything you have achieved.Images courtesy of ADF. #lovegippsland
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Mario De Fenza Former Safety Officer From the middle of the 19th century, the first rescue men went out to sea in simple row boats to rescue people from distress at sea. Teams of horses often pull the boats hundreds of meters .
Mario De Fenza• Former Safety Officer Normandie, Queen Mary and Mauretania.This photo dates from March, 1940, shortly after QE arrived. The three largest liners in the world were together for a few days before the Queens departed on active duty.
Mario De Fenza• FollowingFormer Safety Officer ⚓ 2h • Edited • Normandie, Queen Mary and Mauretania.This photo dates from March, 1940, shortly after QE arrived. The three largest liners in the world were together for a few days before the Queens departed on active duty.
He started his military career as a cornet at the 7th Dragoon Guards. On 12 October 1852, he was promoted to lieutenant of the 13th Light Dragoons. [3] In 1854, he was promoted to captain and in 1856 was promoted to major. In 1861, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel. By 1871, he was commanding the 13th Hussars. He was promoted to colonel and commanded the Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry Cavalry in 1880. In 1854–1855, he served in Bulgaria and the Crimea, and was with his regiment at the landing at Yevpatoria. He also fought at the Battle of the Alma and the Siege of Sevastopol. [5] He was not able to participate in the Charge of the Light Brigade due to becoming sick shortly before the engagement.
The Officers of the West Kent Yeomanry, Permanent duty, Eridge Castle, 1882 The Field Officer sitting in the center of that photograph is Lieutenant-Colonel Fitzroy Maclean.It is likely that the Field Officer sitting on his right is Major Wm. Henry Roberts.The older gentleman in patrol jacket to his left may well be William Nevill, 5th Earl and 1st Marquess of Abergavenny, Honorary Colonel of the Regiment (Eridge Castle was his residence).
They are in undress order ; their stable jackets are dark blue with silver lace and scarlet facings (cuffs and collar).
Sir Fitzroy Maclean
Crimean Veteran and Chief of his Clan
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Sir Fitzroy Donald Maclean, Bt., who died yesterday at Duart Castle, Isle of Mull, at the age of 101, Chief of his Clan and a Crimean veteran, was one of the best known of the "grand old men" of Scotland.
When a boy in his early teens he was taken by his father to see the ruins of Duart Castle, burnt to the ground two centuries before, and then made a vow to restore it to its former glory. The vow was redeemed in 1912, when the yellow banner of the Chief of the Clan once more floated over the castle walls amid the rejoicings of the chieftains and clansmen from all parts of the world.
His lineage goes back to Gillean of the Battle-Axe, founder of the Clan Gillean, whose grandson fought at Bannockburn and was the father of John Dubh, who held Dowart or Duart and other lands in the Isle of Mull. All through Scottish history his forebears were good fighters.He was born on May 1835, the only son of Colonel Sir Charles Fitzroy Maclean, the ninth baronet. After having spent a few weeks as a cornet in the 7th Dragoon Guards he was transferred on October 12, 1852, to the 13th Light Dragoons. In this regiment, which afterwards became the 13th Hussars, he served until September, 1873, being its colonel from February, 1871. Having been promoted lieutenant in October, 1854, and captain in 1856, he served in Bulgaria and in the Crimean War. He was at the Cavalry affair of Buljanak, but missed being in the Charge of the Light Brigade owing to illness. He was, however, present throughout the battle of the Alma and at the siege of Sebastopol, and received the medal and two clasps, and the Turkish war medal. From May, 1858, to September, 1859, he was A.D.C. to Field-Marshal Lord Seaton, and from 1860 to 1861 to General Sir George Brown.He became a major in August, 1861, and in 1865 was selected to report on the french Cavalry manoeuvres. From September, 1866, to July, 1869, he served in Canada, whither the regiment had been sent to cope with the trouble which was apprehended as the result of the Fenian conspiracy. From 1880 to 1899 he commanded the West Kent Queen's Own Yeomanry Cavalry. He succeeded his father as tenth baronet in 1883. He was made a C.B. in 1897 and promoted K.C.B. in 1904.Sir Fitzroy, who was twenty-sixth Chief of the Clan Maclean, entered into possession, in August, 1912, of Duart Castle, in the Isle of Mull, which, after a lapse of 200 years, had again become the family home. Members of the Clan from all parts of the United Kingdom, the Dominions, and America, crossed from Oban to the Isle of Mull on the occasion of their Chief's formal entry to the stronghold of his race. More than 400 clansmen headed by pipers marched from the landing place. Maclean of Ardgour, the senior Chieftain under the Chief, beat upon the door of the castle and in Gaelic summoned the Man of Duart to come and receive the greetings of his clan in the home of his ancestors. The Chief responded by welcoming his guests in Gaelic. Having unfurled the banner of ownership, he read a letter from Mrs. Guthrie, of Duart House, the former proprietor of the castle, intimating that she was changing the name of her estate so that Duart might stand alone as a Maclean possession. The Duke of Argyll, whose ancestors had taken the castle from the Macleans, sent a telegram of congratulation. On the Chief's hundredth birthday, there was another great assembly of the clansfolk. Last year, when he became 101, there was only a family gathering, but the Chief, though confined to his room, continued to take the keenest interest in the Clan. Sir Fitzroy, who was much beloved, was Grand President of the Clan Gillean or Maclean Association, honorary president of the Mull and Iona Association, vice-president and formerly president of the Highland Society of London. He was appointed a deputy lieutenant for Argyllshire in 1932. He married in 1872 Constance Marianne, daughter of Mr. G.H.Ackers, of Moreton Hall, Cheshire. She died in 1920, leaving two sons and one daughter, the wife of Brigadier F.W.Bullock-Marsham. Sir Fitzroy's elder son, Major Hector Fitzroy Maclean, Scots Guards, who married Winifred Joan, daughter of Mr.J.H.Wilding, died in 1932, and he is succeeded by his grandson, Charles Hector Fitzroy, born in 1916.
In some sense the Crimean war was predestined and had deep-seated causes. Neither Nicholas I nor Napoleon III nor the British government could retreat in the conflict for prestige once it was launched. Nicholas needed a subservient Turkey for the sake of Russian security; Napoleon needed success for the sake of his domestic position; the British government needed an independent Turkey for the security of the Eastern Mediterranean... Mutual fear, not mutual aggression, caused the Crimean war
Crimean War 5 Oct 1853 – 30 Mar 1856 The Crimean War was a military conflict fought from October 1853 to February 1856 in which Russia lost to an alliance of France, the Ottoman Empire, the United Kingdom and Sardinia. The immediate cause of the war involved the rights of Christian minorities in the Holy Land, which was part of the Ottoman Empire. Crimean Peninsula Combatants: Ottoman Empire, United Kingdom, Sardinia, Russian Empire.The Crimean War marked a turning point for the Russian Empire . The war weakened the Imperial Russian Army, drained the treasury and undermined Russia's influence in Europe. The empire would take decades to recover.
Men of 72 Highlanders who served in the Crimea: William Noble, Alexander Davison and John Harper.
Piper David Muir, 42nd Royal Highlanders.
THE 14TH CENTURY KEEP The position of Duart was well chosen, it is sited on a high crag at the end of a peninsula jutting into the Sound of Mull. It commands the channel between Mull and the mainland, entrances to Lochs Linne and Etive and the neck of the Firth of Lorne as it meets the Sound of Mull.The Keep was built by Chief Lachlan Lubanach Maclean and on the vunerable landward side is 29 feet (9m) high and 10 feet (3m) thick. The walls facing the sea are less thick ranging from 5 to 9 feet (1.8m to 2.4m).The Castle was a ruin from the 18th Century. The Castle and lands were returned to Sir John, son of Sir Allan, in 1681 when the Earl of Argyll fell out of favour with the King, only to lose it again in 1691 when Argyll was once more in favour with the Whigs. The Castle became ruinous and was purchased by Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 26th Chief, in 1910. He then began the enormous task of repairing the building. The Castle was completely refurbished around the oldest part in 1911 by Sir Fitzroy Maclean.
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On March 17, 1966, Gemini VIII astronauts Neil Armstrong and David Scott sit in their spacecraft while waiting for the arrival of the recovery ship, the USS Leonard Mason. They are assisted by three U.S. Air Force pararescue divers. Credits: NASA
Gemini's First Docking Turns to Wild Ride in Orbit Spacecraft communicator Jim Lovell, foreground, and fellow astronaut Bill Anders, follow reports from Gemini VIII during the in-space emergency. A spacecraft maneuvering thruster malfunctioned causing Neil Armstrong and David Scott's capsule to tumble out of control. Credits: NASA
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The anniversary of the Battle for Australia Day is commemorated every year on the first Wednesday in September. The Battle for Australia Day marks the first defeat of Japanese forces in the Battle of Milne Bay. Mainland Australia came under direct attack from the Japanese four days after the fall of Singapore in February 1942. Two air raids were launched against Darwin on 19 February with heavy loss of life and enormous destruction. In May 1942 the battle of the Coral Sea was fought, and later that year from July to September, the Japanese advanced through Papua New Guinea towards Port Moresby until they were held and then defeated on the Kokoda Track and at Milne Bay.Meanwhile, Japanese submarines continued to operate along Australia’s eastern waters, attacking Sydney Harbour on May 31 and continuing their campaign until June 1943. Air raids persisted against Northern Australia until November 1943. Australia was defended by more than half a million full time Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force personnel and the women’s services during this time. We remember and thank all of these brave individuals who defended our freedom and kept Australia young and free.
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