Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
18 August 2008
HMAS Parramatta departs for the MEAO
HMAS Parramatta departs for the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) from Fleet Base East, Garden Island.
| 20080818ran8106603_068_drn Minister for Defence Joel Fitzgibbon addresses family and friends before HMAS PARRAMATTA'S departure to the MEAO. (Date taken: 18 August 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080818ran8098978_039_drn HMAS PARRAMATTA departs for the Middle East Area of Operations from Fleet Base East Garden Island, Sydney. (Date taken: 18 August 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080818ran8098978_033_drn HMAS PARRAMATTA departs for the Middle East Area of Operations from Fleet Base East Garden Island, Sydney. (Date taken: 18 August 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080818ran8106603_031_drn Chief Petty Officer Electronics warfare Technician RobTechinician Rob Seymour, 35 farewells his family, wife Kerry, Brooke 6 and baby Trent, 13 months young before stepping onto HMAS Parramatta for the 6 month deployment. (Date taken: 18 August 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080818ran8106603_035_drn Leading Seaman Combat Systems Operator Garry Fearns (left) and Able Seaman Combat Systems Operator Stephen Marn on the gangway of HMAS Parramatta, prior to departing for Operation CATALYST, with a large gathering on the wharf at Fleet Base East, Garden Island. (Date taken: 18 August 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080818ran8106603_053_drn Warrant Officer Steve Downey, Ship's Warrant Officer HMAS Parramatta, is farewelled by his son Jacob, 21, who will join the Royal Australian Navy next March, exactly 27 years to the day that his father joined the RAN. (Date taken: 18 August 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080818ran8106603_075_drn Fleet Commander, Rear Admiral Nigel Coates addresses family and friends prior to HMAS Parramatta departing for the Middle East Area of Operations. (Date taken: 18 August 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080818ran8106603_092_drn Able Seaman Marine Technician Nathan McGeary is farewelled by his father Jack prior to departing for the Middle East Area of Operations in HMAS Parramatta. (Date taken: 18 August 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080818ran8106603_105_drn Ship's Company from HMAS Parramatta march onto the ship prior to departing for the Middle East, with a large gathering on the wharf bidding a farewell. (Date taken: 18 August 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080818ran8106603_146_drn Ships Company from HMAS Parramatta wave farewell to loved ones prior to departing for the Middle East, with a large gathering on the wharf bidding a farewell. (Date taken: 18 August 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080818ran8106603_177_drn HMAS Parramatta departs for the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) from Fleet Base East, Garden Island. (Date taken: 18 August 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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| 20080818ran8106603_188_drn HMAS Parramatta departs for the Middle East Area of Operations (MEAO) from Fleet Base East, Garden Island. (Date taken: 18 August 2008) Low Res | High Res |
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