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Post by red750 on Sept 17, 2019 16:42:27 GMT 10
HMAS Melbourne (III) has returned to her name port prior to decommissioning. She was commissioned on Feb 15, 1992. She was open to the public on Sunday, but I was not able to get there. However, I was in Port Melbourne today while my wife attended her monthly matinee concert, and took the following photos. I was surprised how small the guided missile frigate is. For those who know about these things, and I'm sure Sediba is one, I apologise, because I know nothing about ships (planes, a little bit) but some reason I expected a somewhat larger vessel. The frigate was on the western side of Station Pier and the Spirit of Tasmania was on the eastern side. The Spirit is not large itself when compared to the cruise liners that visit the port, but as one of the photos shows, it is nearly twice the size of the Melbourne. She will be decommissioned on October 26th. Attachments:
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Post by madametarot on Sept 18, 2019 19:01:38 GMT 10
I have been inside the aviation fuel tanks on the Melbourne aircraft carrier about 1963. I did not see anyone else there, tho.
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