Dock workers assist the dock-master Brad Lovegrove in keeping the vessel centred as it enters the flooded dock with the assistance of winches and harbour tugs.

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Dock workers assist the dock-master Brad Lovegrove in keeping the vessel centred as it enters the flooded dock with the assistance of winches and harbour tugs.

Photographer Jon Reid

Date2001

Object number00044621

NamePhotograph

MediumPhotographic print on archival fibre-based paper

DimensionsImage: 202 x 305 mm

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineANMM Collection

Terms

DescriptionThe replenishment vessel HMAS SUCCESS is shown being refitted in 2001 at the Captain Cook Graving Dock, Garden Island, Sydney. In this image three dock workers, all dressed in hardhats and overalls, assist in keeping the vessel centred as it enters the dock, pulling and winding on a large rope to the moorings. Jon Reid took a series of photographs of the ship illustrating the important maintenance work carried out and vividly capturing the working life in the Graving Dock.HistoryJon Reid's photographic project in 2001 showcases HMAS SUCCESS, a RAN offshore replenishment vessel, undergoing a refit at the Captain Cook Graving Dock, Garden Island, Sydney, NSW. As the largest graving dock in the southern hemisphere it is a strong military port for not only Australian ships but allied ones too. Reid's photographs show the importance of the dockyard to our current Navy in the continuation of the long tradition of caring for warships since it was first developed in the 19th century. SignificanceThis photograph represents the importance of the Captain Cook Graving Dock to the Royal Australian Navy and the jobs of its workers.