Image Gallery: October 2007
HMAS Sydney on North American deployment
19 October 2007
The purpose of North American Pacific Deployment 2007 is to complete testing of functionality of the Adelaide Class Frigate Upgrade. While off the coast of Hawaii, Sydney will participate in Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile firings at the Barking Sands Pacific Missile Range Facility.
The firing will demonstrate the integration of the Baseline Build 2 Combat System software and the MK41 Vertical Launch system recently installed.
The ship is now equipped with two missile systems to combat anti-ship missiles and aircraft.
While deployed, Sydney will also conduct underwater trials using facilities at Nanoose Bay, Vancouver. The trial will tender evidence of the capabilities of the Torpedo Decoy System.
The ship's company will also get the opportunity to promote the RAN's relationship with the United States and Canada through port visits to Pearl Harbour, Vancouver, Seattle, San Francisco and San Diego. The deployment reflects the ongoing importance of the relationship between the three nations.
| 20070917ran8098978_134_drn HMAS SYDNEY departs Garden Island Sydney. (Date taken: 21 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070917ran8099889_032_drn HMAS SYDNEY departs Garden Island Sydney. (Date taken: 21 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070919ran8115969_018 Able Seaman Boatswain's Mate Kelly provides instruction during a F88 Steyr re-qualifying session on board HMAS Sydney. (Date taken: 21 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070921ran8115969_002 Damage control exercise on board HMAS Sydney. (Date taken: 21 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20070924ran8115969_160 Seaman Communicator James Grant at work during Officer of the Watch manoeuvres on board HMAS Sydney. (Date taken: 21 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071004ran8115969_109 Friendly basketball game between HMAS Sydney's ship's company and a US Navy team. (Date taken: 21 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071008ran8115969_015 HMAS SYDNEY during leaving harbour stations. (Date taken: 21 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20071011ran8115969_013 Seaman Cook Mathew Johnson in the galley on board HMAS Sydney. (Date taken: 21 October 2007) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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