Operation CATALYST: Image Gallery
24 December 2003
HMAS Melbourne on operation in the Persian Gulf
| JPAU23NOV03DH01 HMAS Melbourne Commander Vern Dutschke on the bridge of the ship in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken 23 Nov 2003) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| JPAU24NOV03DH13 A boarding party of sailors from the Australian frigate HMAS Melbourne leave on another task in one of the ship's rigid hull inflatable boat during operations in the Persian Gulf. Iraqi ships are detained on suspicion of smuggling oil out of Iraq. (Date taken 24 Nov 2003) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| JPAU23NOV03DH05 Able Seaman Writer Melissa English listens intently as reports flow into the damage control centre during an exercise aboard the Frigate HMAS Melbourne. Although relatively junior, AB English is tasked with notating the progress of the reactions to the ship's latest simulated disaster. (Date taken 23 Nov 2003) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| JPAU24NOV03DH09 Able Seaman Boatswain Mate Julian "Limo" Limozin watches the USS Higgins sail by in the Persian Gulf. (Date taken 24 Nov 2003) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| JPAU23NOV03DH19 Sub Lieutenant Joanne Haynes on duty aboard HMAS Melbourne during the hours of darkness as the ship patrols in Iraqui Territorial Waters in the North Persian Gulf. Joanne is a Seaman Officer under training, however, responsability comes early to all those engaged in this vital work. (Date taken 23 Nov 2003) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| JPAU24NOV03DH13 A boarding party of sailors from the Australian frigate HMAS Melbourne leave on another task in one of the ship's rigid hull inflatable boat during operations in the Persian Gulf. Iraqi ships are detained on suspicion of smuggling oil out of Iraq. (Date taken 24 Nov 2003) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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| JPAU25NOV03DH01 The Commanding Officer of the Frigate HMAS Melbourne Commander Vern Dutschke. Melbourne will spend six months patrolling oil export facilities in the Persian Gulf as part of the Australian Government's contribution to post-war Iraqi reconstruction. (Date taken 25 Nov 2003) Low-Res | Hi-Res |
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