Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
14 July 2006
Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal (KAAOT)
HMAS BALLARAT, deployed in the Persian Gulf, is the Royal Australian Navy’s current contribution to maritime security operations in the region. The ship, which is part of Task Force 158 (TF158) is serving in the northern waters of the gulf, where its duties include oil platform protection, maintaining Iraqi borders, humanitarian assistance and denying illegal trade.
HMAS BALLARAT is the eighth ANZAC Class Frigate and the sixth for the Royal Australian Navy, two being bought by New Zealand. The ship which was commissioned on the 26th June 2004 is on its first deployment to the Middle East.
The Ship, named after the Victorian city which was the location of the Eureka Stockade, takes its ship motto, "Defend the Flag" from that famous fight for equality.
| 20020623adf8094997_010 Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal (KAAOT) as seen from an aerial perspective from HMAS BALLARAT's Seahawk helicopter 'BushRanger". (Date taken: 23 June 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20020623adf8094997_020 Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal (KAAOT) as seen from an aerial perspective from HMAS BALLARAT's Seahawk helicopter 'BushRanger". HMAS BALLARAT can be seen in the background patrolling KAAOT's exclusion zone. (Date taken: 23 June 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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| 20020623adf8094997_056 Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal (KAAOT) as seen from an aerial perspective from HMAS BALLARAT's Seahawk helicopter 'BushRanger". (Date taken: 23 June 2006) Low-res | High-res |
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