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Image Not Available for Part of the commissioning ceremony of HMAS VAMPIRE at Garden Island
Part of the commissioning ceremony of HMAS VAMPIRE at Garden Island
Image Not Available for Part of the commissioning ceremony of HMAS VAMPIRE at Garden Island

Part of the commissioning ceremony of HMAS VAMPIRE at Garden Island

Date1959
Object number00028536
NamePhotograph
MediumSilver gelatin print
DimensionsOverall: 206 x 253 mm, 0.1 kg
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the Royal Australian Navy, HMAS WATERHEN
DescriptionBlack-and-white photograph featuring the commissioning ceremony of HMAS VAMPIRE at Garden Island. Officers and sailors wearing naval uniform stand in formation on the wharf while the chaplain, accompanied by the captain, blesses the ship. Published by the Department of Defence.