| Accession Number | P04192.050 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Negative |
| Maker |
Rimmer, Brad |
| Place made | Australia: Western Australia, Fremantle |
| Date made | 17 May 2003 |
| Conflict |
Iraq, 2003-2013 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Captain Peter Lockwood, Commanding Officer of HMAS ANZAC, is greeted by Rear Admiral Raydon ...
Description
Captain Peter Lockwood, Commanding Officer of HMAS ANZAC, is greeted by Rear Admiral Raydon Gates, Maritime Commander, at Victoria Quay, Fremantle, WA, during the homecoming of HMAS ANZAC and HMAS Darwin. HMAS ANZAC [III] left Australia for the Persian Gulf on 28 October 2002, under Operation Slipper, Australia’s contribution to the international fight against terrorism, to participate in the Multinational Interception Force enforcing UN sanctions against Iraq. The ship was then assigned to Operation Bastille, the build-up of Australian forces against Iraq, in January 2003, and then to Operation Falconer, Australia’s contribution to the war on Iraq, in March 2003. During this deployment, the ANZAC became the first Navy ship to fire her guns in combat since the Vietnam war.