The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Figure of a man in the engine room. Peter Churcher recalled, "I was amazed at the extraordinary environment of the engine room. It was absolutely crammed full of equipment. It was a very complex packed environment. I was quite awed by it. 'Stoker' is an old term for someone who used to stoke the boiler. The stoker today maintains the machinery of the engine room."
Female stoker in the engine room. Peter Churcher recalled, "Emma was the only female who voluntarily worked as a stoker. The engine room is an environment that does not normally suit women or people o
Interior view of the engine room on HMAS Kanimbla in the North Persian Gulf.
Interior view of the engine room on HMAS Kanimbla in the North Persian Gulf.
Night scene of the interior of the ship HMAS Kanimbla. Peter Churcher recalled, "This painting was done to show what it was like in the environment of the ship at night: the claustrophobic corridors a
Three men wearing headsets seated in front of computer screens in the operations room of HMAS Kanimbla. Peter Churcher recalled, "This room was in a sense the strategic heart of the ship containing al
Drawing shows the complex nature of steam pipes, tubes, meters, ladders and controls in the engine room of a destroyer, HMAS "Nepal".
