The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
An unidentified sailor adjusts mechanisms for one of the ship's boilers. He was serving in the River class frigate HMAS Parramatta during its deployment to the Far East Strategic Reserve (FESR).
R63454 Ordinary Seaman Leslie T Barnes prepares to lift a 4.5 inch shell into the breech of one of the ship's guns in the River class frigate HMAS Parramatta. He is wearing anti-flash protective clot
R59261 Engineering Mechanic Gary Doust tests the drinking water available onboard the River class frigate HMAS Parramatta serving in the Far East Strategic Reserve (FESR). The ship produces its own s
R93059 Engineering Mechanic F Kenneth Griggs blowing the gauge glasses on the boilers in the River class frigate HMAS Parramatta. This procedure blows water and steam to the bilges and ensures that t
Tactical Operator Graham Calvert of Wynnum, Qld at the flag hoist onboard the River class frigate HMAS Parramatta during exercise Jet. His ship was then serving in the Far East Strategic Reserve (FES
The Royal Navy Loch class frigate HMS Loch Fada (background) prepares to take the River class frigate HMAS Parramatta in tow. This delicate manoeuvre was performed during exercise Jet. This evolutio
R56977 Engineering Mechanic Arnold D Payne applies the throttle to the starboard engine of the River class anti-submarine frigate HMAS Parramatta. This manoeuvre, to increase the speed, occurred duri
