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Curator and AWM Navy Fellow Commander Andrew Schroder stands in front of one of HMAS Brisbane’s 5-inch gun mounts as depicted in the online exhibition. Story and photo by Corporal Jacob Joseph.

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Online exhibition tugs at the heartstrings

31/01/202331/01/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2503 Views 0 Comments AWM, HMAS Pirie

Never-before-seen footage of stranded asylum seekers being rescued amid storm-driven surf is just one of the items on display in

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Commanding Officer HMAS Pirie Lieutenant Commander Sean Dalton leads the ship's company as they march off after the patrol boat’s decommissioning at HMAS Coonawarra in Darwin. Photo by Leading Seaman Shane Cameron.

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HMAS Pirie to be destroyed for scrap

05/05/202105/05/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 6494 Views 0 Comments HMAS Pirie

HMAS Pirie (II) has completed her service to the nation and was decommissioned at her home port of Darwin on March 26.

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