Image Gallery: April 2009
23 April 2009
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd visit to HMAS Collins
Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd, visits HMAS Collins berthed alongside Diamantina Pier at Fleet Base West in Western Australia where he witnessed a submarine torpedo attack in the control room and met with members of the Ship's Company.
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| 20090422ran8095516_085044 The Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd looks through the Periscope in the Control Room on HMAS Collins while the Commanding Officer, Commander Geoffrey Wadley looks on (left). (Date taken: 22 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090422ran8095516_085161 The Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd talks to Officers and Sailors in the Weapon Stowage Compartment on board HMAS Collins during his visit. (Date taken: 22 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090422ran8116215_086039 Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd (2nd right) stands with Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston AC, AFC, Chief of Defence Force (far left), The Honourable Joel Fitzgibbon MP Minister for Defence, Rear Admiral Steve Gilmore AM, CSC, RAN, Commander Navy Systems Command (CANSC) while receiving an explanation of the MK 48 Mod 4 Practice Torpedo from Commodore Steve Davies, Commander Australian Navy Submarine Group (far right). (Date taken: 22 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090422ran8116215_086061 Air Chief Marshal Angus Houston AC, AFC, Chief of Defence Force meets Commander Geoffrey Wadley, Commanding Officer HMAS Collins during a tour of the Submarine with the Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd. (Date taken: 22 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090422ran8116215_086074 Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd decends a ladder well in the forward casing of HMAS Collins. (Date taken: 22 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| 20090422ran8116215_086087 Prime Minister of Australia, Kevin Rudd stops to speak to Lieutenant Simon O'Hehir (right) and Leading Seaman Wayne Broad on the gangway of HMAS Collins during a visit to the Submarine at Fleet Base West. (Date taken: 22 April 2009) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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