The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Major Peter Bourke, Officer Commanding C Squadron, 1st Royal Australian Armoured Regiment, looking down into the cargo hold of the Japanese transport ship Harima Maru, which has been loaded with 28 Centurion Mk V/1 tanks for their return voyage to Australia from South Vietnam. To fall within the lifting limits of the Harima Maru's crane, these tanks have had their 20 pounder gun barrels and rear engine decks removed. The gun barrels and engine decks were transported back to Australia separately aboard HMAS Sydney.
An unidentified Australian officer from the 1st Royal Australian Armoured Regiment, looking down into the cargo hold of the Japanese transport ship Harima Maru, which has been loaded with 28 Centurion
Major Peter Bourke, Officer Commanding C Squadron, 1st Royal Australian Armoured Regiment, (right) and WO2 Brian Agnew, Squadron Sergeant Major of C Squadron (left), looking down into the cargo hold o
A Leyland Scammell Contractor prime mover (left) towing a 24 wheel, No1, Mk1, 60 ton tank transporter trailer loaded with a Centurion MkV/1 tank. The rig is parked on the De Long Pier alongside the Ja
Twenty eight Centurion tanks and variants are on their way home following three-and-a-half years service in total by them and their predecessors in South Vietnam. The 52-ton tanks are bound for 1 Cent
A Centurion Mk 3 tank with ARN 169015 drives past on parade at a military camp. The tank, which was among the first batch of Centurions purchased from Great Britain in 1951-53, is armed with its origi
"Nui Dat. Fuel bladders near rear gate near M113A1 Fire Support Vehicle". "These temporaryarmoured vehicles could never replace the security the Centurion tank offered, but in their absence, they had
