The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
R42352 Engine Room Artificer Ralph Adams is on watch attending the throttle of the starboard engine of the River class frigate HMAS Parramatta. His duty is to ensure that orders telegraphed down from the bridge to the engine room are correctly carried out delivering the required levels of power. The ship was serving in the Far East Strategic Reserve (FESR).
Ordinary Seaman Alan Sims logs readings in the engine room of the River class frigate HMAS Parramatta. He is monitoring pressure and temperature levels to ensure that the machinery does not overheat.
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
R93185 Leading Engineering Mechanic W P Croke monitors a control panel of gauges in the engine room of the River class frigate HMAS Parramatta. He regularly logs the readings to ensure that the press
R63368 Ordinary Seaman Phillip Britton on duty in the engine room of the River class frigate HMAS Parramatta. He is attending an oil fuel sprayer ensuring that the oil fuel is being efficiently burne
Engine Room Artificer Colin Fowler of Lansdowne, NSW operates the throttles in the engine room of the Q class anti-submarine frigate HMAS Quiberon. The ship was serving on its sixth and last tour in
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
