Image Gallery 2009
26 October 2009
HMAS STUART Farewelled
Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, has today farewelled Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac-class frigate, HMAS Stuart, from her homeport of Garden Island in Sydney, as she departs for a six-month deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations.
Stuart’s Ship’s Company of 185 men and women were farewelled in traditional ceremony by the Minister and the Commander Australian Fleet, Rear Admiral Steve Gilmore, AM, CSC, RAN, alongside family and friends.
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Able Seaman Robert Espanosa was joined at Fleet Base East by his friends Nick Paton (left) and Mai Takagi (center), who came to bid him farewell before his departure onboard HMAS STUART for a six month tour in the Middle East Area of Operations.
(Date taken: 26 October 2009)
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Lieutenant Gideon Creech, RAN, was joined by his mother Sonia MacDougall, brother Daniel Creech, and his partner Gabrielle LeGrand, who came to Fleet Base East to wish Gideon bon voyage, before HMAS STUART set sail for a six month deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations.
(Date taken: 26 October 2009)
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Leading Seaman Combat Systems Operator Nicole Taylor spends her last minutes before sailing saying goodbye to her son Coby Holden. Nicole and the crew of HMAS STUART departed Sydney for a six month deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations as part of Operation Slipper.
(Date taken: 26 September 2009)
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Lieutenant Robert Fitzsimons bids a fond farewell to his wife Ally, prior to leaving home for a six month deployment on Operation Slipper aboard HMAS STUART.
(Date taken: 26 September 2009)
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Alesha Donaher and young Thomas Clarke came to Fleet Base East to farewell partner and Dad, Able Seaman Cryptologic Systems Brendan Clarke before his departue onboard HMAS STUART. HMAS STUART departs Sydney for a six month deployment as part of Operation Slipper.
(Date taken: 26 October 2009)
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Acting Commander Australian Fleet, Commodore Flotillas, Commodore Stephen McDowall, DSM, CSM,RAN, addresses the crew of HMAS STUART and visiting friends and family, prior to the departue of HMAS STUART for a six month deployment on Operation Slipper.
(Date taken: 26 October 2009)
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Commanding Officer of HMAS Stuart, Commander Andrew Masters, RAN, addresses visiting dignitaries, the crew of HMAS STUART and their friends and families during a speech prior to the departure of HMAS STUART for her six month deployment as part of Operation Slipper.
(Date taken: 26 October 2009)
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Friends and family bid a tearful farewell to the crew of HMAS STUART, as they depart for Operation Slipper, a Six month deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations.
(Date taken: 26 October 2009)
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Sailors of HMAS STUART bid a fond farewell to their friends and family, as the ship and her crew pull away from the wharf for a six month deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations for Operation Slipper.
(Date taken: 26 October 2009)
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The Commanding Officer of HMAS Stuart, Commander Andrew Masters, RAN, salutes from the bridge wing as HMAS STUART departs Fleet Base East, beginning a six month long deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations as part of Operation Slipper.
(Date taken: 26 October 2009)
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HMAS STUART sails away from Fleet Base East, Sydney, bound for a six month deployment to the Middle East Area of Operations, where she will contribute to Operation Slipper.
(Date taken: 26 October 2009)
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