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BOATWORK AT GI, 1984: Junior officers push off from HMAS JERVIS BAY [I], VAMPIRE [II] and PARRAMATTA [III] ahead - Stephen Hood.

4848. Another time capsule. The last of the Daring Class destroyers in service, HMAS VAMPIRE [II] can be seen in the distance, outboard of the destroyer escort HMAS PARRAMATTA [III], as junior officers under training begin their small boat inspection of Garden Island.

 

Photo:Images kindly offered for choice by Stephen Hood, RANC 1982-1985, RAN 1982-1998, one of the midshipmen on the boatwork exercise. A more complete set of images, both of shipmates and sightseeing scenes as the ship moved around the New Zealand coasts and ports, can be seen on Stephen's photostream, here:

 

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Uploaded on August 17, 2011