Newcastle off to Gulf

Photo by ABPH Cristine Mercer

HMAS Newcastle (CAPT Gerry Christian) sailed from Fleet Base East earlier this month for Operation Catalyst in The Gulf.

LSMT Luke Atkinson took the opportunity to give his son Toby a bottle, the last he will be able to give him until the ship returns in five months. Newcastle will spend her time patrolling the waterways leading to the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr, carrying out seaway security, policing and customs-like roles.

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