The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
A quiet, overcast morning greeted HMAS Sydney as she dropped anchor of the coast of Vung Tau, Vietnam, last week (Feb 3) with re-inforcements and ordnance supplies for the Australian Force in the theatre, but within half an hour the calm surroundings had turned into a hive of activity. Cranes were busily engaged lowering vehicles into barges below, helicopters whirred overhead, troops moved quickly into landing craft and Skycranes hovered over the bow of the ship awaiting vehicles to ferry ashore by air. Altogether the Sydney had 290 re-inforcements and 280 tons of ordnance supplies including 56 vehicles and 50 tons of explosives to supplement the Vietnam force. Some stores and troops were moved by helicopters direct to the Australian Task Force at Nui Dat, while other were off loaded from barges at the Australian Logistic Support Group at Vung Tau. Two unexpected visitors to the Sydney during the unloading were the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Nichol and the Commander of the Australian Force in Vietnam, Major General MacDonald, but for those engaged in the unloading of the Sydney their arrival went unnoticed. Four hours later, the unloading and loading had been completed and as quietly as she arrived the Sydney moved out of Vietnam waters on her return to Australia. (Also identified: Captain of HMAS Sydney, Captain D. A. Clarke of Sydney, NSW; Commander of 1 ALSG, Lieutenant Colonel Ian Gilmore of Canberra, ACT)
Produced by the Directorate of Military Training in Vietnam. Scenes include: the construction of the ordnance depot, field work shops. Unloading stores from the 'Jerparit'. Skycrane and Chinook heli
HMAS Sydney anchored off Vung Tau, South Vietnam on Tuesday morning 8 June 1965 The 1st Battalion RAR troops disembarked into Dukws; ferried to L.C.U. (Vietnamese Navy) then to shore where they were g
HMAS Sydney on course to Vietnam with 8 Battalion Royal Australian Regiment troops and equipment. The British tanker Tidepool, is shown refuelling HMAS Sydney which also is shown loading and unloading
On their way home aboard HMAS Sydney at the moment are the main bodies of artillery, cavalry, engineer and signals units which for the past five and a half years have supported Australian Task Force o
The RAN converted aircraft carrier, HMAS Sydney (III) has dropped anchor at Vung Tau, South Vietnam, after bringing 291 reinforcements, and 280 tons of ordnance supplies, including 56 vehicles and 50
Every six weeks the MV Jeparit arrives at Cap Saint Jacques in South Vietnam on its regular voyage taking 3000 tons deadweight of supplies to Australian troops. Jeparit has just completed her 23rd sup
