The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
In a diving operation at dawn, R59326 Writer E R Okely tends an air supply hose over the side of the River class frigate HMAS Parramatta. Other ship's divers are below the surface searching the hull whilst the ship was anchored off the Vietnamese coast. This ship had escorted the troop transport HMAS Sydney to Vietnam.
R63493 Ordinary Seaman Robert McGregor leaps into Hong Kong harbour to conduct a search of the hull whilst a diving party attends. Wearing a full diving suit, he is equipped with surface supplied bre
An unidentified ship's diver leaps off from the deck of the River class frigate HMAS Parramatta to conduct a hull search whilst a diving attendant assists. He is fitted with Surface Supplied Breathin
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
Two unidentified sailors, members of a 'dump party', at their refuelling station onboard the River class frigate HMAS Parramatta in the South China Sea. They are positioning a hose to a fuel point in
The River class frigate HMAS Parramatta refuels from the troop transport HMAS Sydney. This replenishment took place during a logistical support convoy to Vietnam.
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).
