HMAS VAMPIRE sailing en route to Jervis Bay

Date1963

Object numberANMS1464[025]

NamePhotograph

MediumPaper

DimensionsOverall: 100 × 150 mm

ClassificationsPhotographs

Credit LineAustralian National Maritime Museum Collection Gift from John Withers OAM

Terms

DescriptionColour photograph of HMAS VAMPIRE en route to Jervis Bay taken by John Withers from HMAS VOYAGER. SignificanceJohn Withers' documents provide significant detail on HMAS VOYAGERs' operational history prior to its collision with HMAS MELBOURNE in 1964. This includes photos of crewmembers at foreign ports during VOYAGERs 1963 deployment to South East Asia, and images taken by Withers of RAN Daring ship VAMPIRE and other allied vessels operating in the region.