Thread: Navy History- A little warrie and some very salty 15 &16 year old Gents- 35 years on

Looks like a few items are missing from that surgeon's kit, I hope they haven't been sewn inside patients.

Originally Posted by 4bee

Lucky for them the 7 weren't given a bag of supplies & water by a Russian ship as was apparently done to a bunch of Pirates in the Gulf when piracy was at it's peak.

They were then sent on their way but seemed to disappear from the radar without trace.




Theory was a small bomb & a Timer had been concealed in the goods.

The poor buggers were only trying to earn a living albeit an illegal one.

Well, the 7 prisoners were handed over to the South Vietnamese Navy, and were to be transported to the MARKET TIME coast zone headquarters at An Thoi, Phuc Quoc Island. Unfortunately for them, the sailors on the SVNN were locals, and it was their relatives being murdered , and they were shot while trying to escape.

Originally Posted by 4bee

Thanks ND. That is an excellent website with the full history of events that night.
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You are welcome, 4bee. It must have been a steep learning curve for all concerned.

You are welcome, 4bee. It must have been a steep learning curve for all concerned.

Especially for the antagonists.

An image taken in 1948 when HMAS Barcoo ran ashore during a big storm here near Glenelg.

Inlet is now named Barcoo Inlet (what else?) and is at the seaward end of the Main Runway at Adel. Intl. Airport.
Apparently was doing Survey work in St Vincent's Gulf when she was caught up in the big blow. I believe she was River Class Frigate & was a shallow draught which would account for her sitting upright in the sand.

The storm alsoHMAS Barcoo aground at Glenelg 1948 Storm.jpg saw the demise of the Glenelg Jetty & Aquarium sitting half way along.

To get her off a trench was dug to seaward, a high tide & a couple of Tugs did the rest.

HMAS BARCOO in Sydney Harbour 1949.jpg

In better days when she was a Training/Survey Ship in 1949. This image taken at the Entrance to Garden Island.


HMAS Barcoo - The Story of a Ship & Her Ship's Company HMAS Barcoo - The Story of a Ship & Her Ship's Company [RB14421] - - It's Free! : Regimental Books, Specialising in Australian Military Books

HMAS BARCOO in Sydney Harbour 1949.jpg

In better days when she was a Training/Survey Ship in 1949. This image taken at the Entrance to Garden Island.


HMAS Barcoo - The Story of a Ship & Her Ship's Company HMAS Barcoo - The Story of a Ship & Her Ship's Company [RB14421] - - It's Free! : Regimental Books, Specialising in Australian Military Books[/QUOTE]

HMAS Barcoo was my very first Draft in 1962 , left HMAS Cerberus after recruit school and picked the barcoo at the Sugarwharf in Adelaide , only spent 6 months on her mainly surveying Spencers Gulf before heading of to the HMAS Sydney at Athol Bight in Sydney . One funny story , we were at anchor and fishing off the Stern when we caught a seagull who took the bait while casting out , we got the hook out of his mouth and quietly snuck up to the Officers Wardroom and let him go , wasnt long before an anouncement over the tannoy requesting who ever let the seagull go in the Wardroom to report to the officer of the day ....... yeah right .

You won't recognise the Sugar Wharf soon, if not already.

I knew it in days of yore because my old Dad did a lot of Transport work around the Port & I used to go with him.


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There are Plenty of images on Google to make you homesick for the good olde days.


The Seagull must have nipped in though an open port.

Originally Posted by 4bee

An image taken in 1948 when HMAS Barcoo ran ashore during a big storm here near Glenelg.

Inlet is now named Barcoo Inlet (what else?) and is at the seaward end of the Main Runway at Adel. Intl. Airport.
Apparently was doing Survey work in St Vincent's Gulf when she was caught up in the big blow. I believe she was River Class Frigate & was a shallow draught which would account for her sitting upright in the sand.

The storm alsoHMAS Barcoo aground at Glenelg 1948 Storm.jpg saw the demise of the Glenelg Jetty & Aquarium sitting half way along.

To get her off a trench was dug to seaward, a high tide & a couple of Tugs did the rest.

HMAS BARCOO in Sydney Harbour 1949.jpg

In better days when she was a Training/Survey Ship in 1949. This image taken at the Entrance to Garden Island.


HMAS Barcoo - The Story of a Ship & Her Ship's Company HMAS Barcoo - The Story of a Ship & Her Ship's Company [RB14421] - - It's Free! : Regimental Books, Specialising in Australian Military Books

What happened to the skipper? Running your ship aground was usually the end of a career in command of a vessel.

Perhaps the traditional solution for naughty officers. Shown to an empty office and handed a pistol with a single bullet. "Do the right thing, old chap. For the good of the service."