Tiger-pie Posted June 13, 2007 Author Posted June 13, 2007 HMAS Manoora pulling into Townsville for Operation Talisman Saber just on dusk.
Tiger-pie Posted June 20, 2007 Author Posted June 20, 2007 The new Hobart Class of ship was announced today. This was always on the cards. Having recently being based at the "head shed" in Canberra and seeing the amount of personnel going to Spain, I was sure we would buy from them. Call me cynical, but the climate and culture in Spain was a bit more exotic than the opposition, and it is not very often that a Minister visits a foreign warship, as Brendon Nelson did earlier this year. This contract will run in parallel with the building of the Canberra Class amphibious ships, also sourced from Spain. I hope this means some port visits over that way... An excerpt from the press release from the Minister of Defence:"Australia?s maritime air warfare capability has reached a significant milestone today with the Government?s selection of the Navantia designed F100 as the next generation Air Warfare Destroyer (AWD) for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). At a cost of nearly $8 billion, and subject to successful contract negotiations, Navantia will work with the AWD Alliance (Defence Materiel Organisation, ASC and Raytheon Australia) to deliver three AWDs to the Royal Australian Navy.The first of these Air Warfare Destroyers will be delivered in late 2014, followed by the second and third ships in early-2016 and mid-2017 respectively.The Australianised F100 AWD Design is capable across the full spectrum of joint maritime operations, from area air defence and escort duties, right through to peacetime national tasking and diplomatic missions. The Royal Australian Navy will undergo a quantum leap in its air warfare capability when the F100 enters service.Since entering service with the Spanish Navy, F100s, among their many other tasks, have worked alongside the United States Navy (USN) as the first foreign Aegis equipped ship to be fully integrated into a USN Carrier Strike Group and has successfully been deployed as the flagship of NATO?s Maritime Group Standing Reaction Force."Regards;Johnsy
JimZ Posted June 24, 2007 Posted June 24, 2007 Some very nice pics indeed! More subs? Any pics of ships refuelling from other fleet auxiliary ships?Jim
Tiger-pie Posted June 25, 2007 Author Posted June 25, 2007 HMAS Manoora and Kanimbla sailing in company, with a backdrop of tropical storm clouds gathering off the coast of Queensland.
Tiger-pie Posted June 26, 2007 Author Posted June 26, 2007 (edited) Hooking up to a hardpoint for a heavy jackstay (RAS) on HMAS Success. Edited June 26, 2007 by Tiger-pie
Tiger-pie Posted June 26, 2007 Author Posted June 26, 2007 Conducting a night-time RAS from Success. It was not unusual for RAS's to last many hours, sometimes up to 12 hours straight.
Tiger-pie Posted June 26, 2007 Author Posted June 26, 2007 (edited) Success hooking up with HMAS Canberra (FFG 02). The yellow object is a test weight to make sure the rig is servicable. Edited June 26, 2007 by Tiger-pie
Tiger-pie Posted June 26, 2007 Author Posted June 26, 2007 (edited) Sending across a pallet of stores. Success has embarked stores stowage areas and fridges/freezers. This allows other ships in the fleet to store food and ammunition that they have limited space for. In this case it is "goffers" (cans) of cola. Edited June 26, 2007 by Tiger-pie
Tiger-pie Posted June 26, 2007 Author Posted June 26, 2007 (edited) Hookup with Westralia and Success. This was a fuel, solids and water transfer that lasted 7 hours. Edited June 26, 2007 by Tiger-pie
Tiger-pie Posted June 26, 2007 Author Posted June 26, 2007 (edited) RAS with (L to R) Darwin, Success and JDS Setoyuki during our visit to Japan in late 2000. Note that there is a helo in the air above Success's flight deck. This would indicate that a Vertrep was in progress at the time. Edited June 26, 2007 by Tiger-pie
Tiger-pie Posted June 26, 2007 Author Posted June 26, 2007 This was a mammoth RAS evolution that lasted two consecutive days !! In the photo are (L to R) is USS Dubique, HMAS Success, USS Boxer and on station at the rear is USS Comstock. It was unusual to go out onto the RAS deck and have to look up at another ship, as most of what we refuel is on the same level or below us. If I recall correctly, this was during RIMPAC 2000
Tiger-pie Posted October 10, 2007 Author Posted October 10, 2007 HMAS Parramatta, sunset near the coast of China.
Tiger-pie Posted October 11, 2007 Author Posted October 11, 2007 I love it when the water is like glass...
Tiger-pie Posted October 11, 2007 Author Posted October 11, 2007 With the stunning Shanghai skyline as a background. Say what you like about China, but this place rocks...
1LTSweden Posted October 11, 2007 Posted October 11, 2007 (edited) With the stunning Shanghai skyline as a background. Say what you like about China, but this place rocks... Hi 'Tiger-pie'Absolutely top pictures, keep them coming!Greetings from Royal Swedish Navy!GMY1LTSweden Edited October 11, 2007 by 1LTSweden
Tiger-pie Posted October 22, 2007 Author Posted October 22, 2007 (edited) Hi 'Tiger-pie'Absolutely top pictures, keep them coming!Greetings from Royal Swedish Navy!GMY1LTSwedenNo worries mate, here is a few more. Below is HMAS Sydney departing for RIMPAC.Regards;Johnsy Edited October 22, 2007 by Tiger-pie
Tiger-pie Posted October 22, 2007 Author Posted October 22, 2007 HMAS Sydney pulls away from the wharf with the Opera House and the 'Coathanger' in the background.
Tiger-pie Posted October 22, 2007 Author Posted October 22, 2007 At the other end of the world, HMAS Anzac (left) rendezvous' with HMS Richmond at Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal (KAAOT).
Tiger-pie Posted October 22, 2007 Author Posted October 22, 2007 (edited) Another shot from KAAOT. Anzac and Richmond share a bit of history. Both were involved with an NGS action at Al Faw in support of British soldiers. Edited October 23, 2007 by Tiger-pie
Gordon Williamson Posted October 22, 2007 Posted October 22, 2007 Cracking photos, keep em coming.Always interesting to compare photos of todays warships with the battlewagons of yesteryear. Sleek and stylish and undoubtedly powerful, its amazing that modern warships have so little visually obvious armament. No longer bristling with gun turrets yet even a modest modern warship probably has the same power as a WW2 battlecruiser.
Tiger-pie Posted October 23, 2007 Author Posted October 23, 2007 Onboard a ship never stops.CO of Anzac on the bridgewing observing RAS operations.
Tiger-pie Posted October 23, 2007 Author Posted October 23, 2007 Down on the RAS point a communications number awaits orders to pass on to other members of the RAS team.
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