| Accession Number | P04241.056 |
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| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Transparency |
| Maker |
Kelly, Nathan David |
| Place made | Australia: New South Wales, Sydney |
| Date made | 2 January 2004 |
| Conflict |
Iraq, 2003-2013 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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Portrait of Captain (Capt) Peter Jones, AM, RAN, on the deck of HMAS Kanimbla [II], in front of ...
Description
Portrait of Captain (Capt) Peter Jones, AM, RAN, on the deck of HMAS Kanimbla [II], in front of one of the ship's nameplates. HMAS Kanimbla, a Landing Platform Amphibious (LPA), was Capt Jones' command ship during Operation Falconer, the invasion of Iraq. During this operation, he commanded the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Task Group, as well as American, British and Polish forces in the northern Gulf. These forces were involved in the clearance of the Khawr 'Abd Allah (KAA) waterway and bombardment of the Al Faw peninsula in southern Iraq. Capt Jones had previously commanded the multinational Maritime Interception Force (MIF) charged with enforcing sanctions against Iraq.