HMAS ANZAC TRIP
Many thanks to Soupster for a top day on the water yesterday. Ryse, myself and the good wife had the privilege of being invited out. We didn’t catch anything though – someone forgot the fishing gear!
We launched from the Naval Base at about 9-15am. A quiet push off by the tugs and the twin mega diesels kicked in. Soon we were on a leisurely cruise for a few hours around the sound.
We toured the entire ship and had a great lunch served up on the flight deck – hmm, ate too much.
Highlight of the day was watching and ‘feeling’ the port and starboard 50 cal’s firing off a few hundred rounds each , whilst having four jets blast past us. I was gutted when I got home though - bloody video camera had played up and not recorded the action - arrrghhh.
We got to see the operations room (no cameras allowed) and where Soupster sits to keep us all safe. A very dark, cool big room with lots of buttons and machines that go beep and bing.
A man overboard exercise was conducted with a shark sharp shooter on hand. Then the fire team put on a show with twin hoses and a simulated hatch entry.
Another highlight was watching the 5 inch gun load simulated shells from below the gun – pretty amazing mechanical/hydraulic stuff going on down there. It can load and fire a shell every 3 seconds.
Here are a few pics;
Rib showing off and then loading;
The helm;
Below the 5 inch gun;
Ryan and Scott with 5 inch Powder shell;
Me with the business end (37kg);
And a casing;
Looking for big squid;
Jets coming in;
Aim;
Let it rip sailor;
Reload;
A bit of a clean up:
Fire Team;
Missus and self with 5 incher;
Cheers Pete
Frank F
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What a day it looked to be "Awsome"
Pete your 5 incher or the ships. After that day I would have a hard on too
wopjrb
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wouldnt have to worry about pingers !
" pinger on the starboard bow.....BANG!" ......YER CANT SEE EM ANY MORE
Colin Hay
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Good one Pete Sounds like a great day out
That would have been an experience of a life time.
Not sure about the Navy giving you one of those big bullets though (Lol).
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Roger Knife
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Great work there pete, some
Great work there pete, some great photos and what looks like a great day out!!
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danno
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that looks like a great
that looks like a great trip.
nice photos.
cheers danno
Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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ANZAC!
Yeh was good Pete and very lucky opportunity indeed to spend a day on HMAS Brisbane LOL...sorry HMAS ANZAC (had to be there)
The live fire 50 cal & jets we're my highlight, the dark op's room very stealthy and yes the big gun hydrolic reloading system very coooool!
No fishing gear seen onboard which the Navy needs to address and thought i might of bumbed into Lisa McCune but no ha ha
Andy Mac
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Classic
Did you check to see if they had our giant squid spot in their GPS Pete?
Top pics, you guys were very lucky to get a personalised tour. Onya Soupster!
Cheers
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PilbaraBrad
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ahhhhhhhhhh that brings back
ahhhhhhhhhh
that brings back memories, tht was the class of ship i served all of my time on
good stuff!
Faulkner Family
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what a day that would have
what a day that would have been . some great pics there Pete, loved the pic with the flame shooting out of the gun , would look great at night,
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Pete D
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Yeah I'd pay to do a trip
Yeah I'd pay to do a trip like this....oh hangon we did - taxes!
Funny man Frank - you had better ask my missus
Nah, they missed that Andy...but did see something about the 'drop zone'.
Yeah Colin....the next flatroxs trip will be interesting. You thought the last crackers were pretty good..hahaha
Cheers Pete
"bumbed into Lisa McCune"...hmm think you were on board for too long Ryse; but as Soupster says, 'what happens on the ship, stays on the ship.'
Matt T
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Fads
So that's why there Rotto Fads were late going out. Looks like a great day boys!
Bodie
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ah what a story Would be an
ah what a story
Would be an awesome experience to go out on this boat.
Love it!!
Auslobster
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Are those live rounds?
Surely not...it looks like Garden Island's getting a good spray! Would've rather seen the taxpayer dollar spent on doing the same thing at Rotto during schoolies week!
kane
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good to see nothings changed from when i was in the RAN
apart from the uniforms.... :P
Gooooone Fishin!
soupster51
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A Great Day
It was a great day out on the water. Who says you can't have fun during the ban. It was great to be able to show a couple of good mates over the ship and for them to see what I do with their (and my) tax dollars.
The best reason for doing what's right today is tomorrow.
Pete D
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Blanks
Firing blanks Auslobster.
Would probably neeed an aerial strike to clear Rotto.
Cheers Pete
sea-kem
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Top pics , my brother served
Top pics , my brother served six months in the gulf on that ship about a 18 months ago or so and is still serving though land based now in Nowra. Says it was the hardest six months he's ever worked but enjoyed the experience.
Love the West!