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Memorial Notices for those fellow shipmates who are no longer with us...

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Tom Shaw
Hut Senior
Posts: 10
Joined: Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:53 am
Given Name: TOM
Surname: SHAW
Original Official Number: R42017
Rank and Rate: CPOMTH4
Intake or Class: 1st MOBI Intake
Date of Enlistment: July 1956
Date of Discharge: December 1992
Ships and Establishments.: Nirimba,Melbourne x2, Queenborough, Hobart x2, Brisbane, Kuttabul x4 (FMP X2,FNBCDA,SHIPS IN RESERVE), Cerberus, Penguin, Platypus(FIMA).
City or Town: CRONULLA
State: NSW
Country: AUSTRALIA
Occupation: Retired
Location: CRONULLA NSW

VOYAGER

Post by Tom Shaw »

Today is one of my days I spend some time thinking of past friends.
It is 43 years since the tragic loss of Voyager.
There were 3 Mobis lost that night.

OA David Reid , ERA Laurie Leeson and ERA Graham Nuss.

REST IN PEACE GUYS ........YOU ARE NEVER FORGOTTEN.
Tom Shaw
R42017
Ex-CPOMTH
1st MOBI Intake
July 1956 TO July 1976.....August 1986 TO December 1992
Melbourne, Queenborough, Kuttabul, Penguin, Hobart, Brisbane, Platypus
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Tom Shaw
Hut Senior
Posts: 10
Joined: Fri Jun 03, 2005 7:53 am
Given Name: TOM
Surname: SHAW
Original Official Number: R42017
Rank and Rate: CPOMTH4
Intake or Class: 1st MOBI Intake
Date of Enlistment: July 1956
Date of Discharge: December 1992
Ships and Establishments.: Nirimba,Melbourne x2, Queenborough, Hobart x2, Brisbane, Kuttabul x4 (FMP X2,FNBCDA,SHIPS IN RESERVE), Cerberus, Penguin, Platypus(FIMA).
City or Town: CRONULLA
State: NSW
Country: AUSTRALIA
Occupation: Retired
Location: CRONULLA NSW

Re: VOYAGER

Post by Tom Shaw »

So sorry for my error ....it was 53 years ago today at 2056.
Tom Shaw
R42017
Ex-CPOMTH
1st MOBI Intake
July 1956 TO July 1976.....August 1986 TO December 1992
Melbourne, Queenborough, Kuttabul, Penguin, Hobart, Brisbane, Platypus
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Seejay
Site Admin
Posts: 1711
Joined: Tue Nov 04, 2003 6:16 am
Given Name: Chris
Surname: O'Keefe
Original Official Number: R43136
Rank and Rate: CPOMTH
Intake or Class: 19th MOBI Intake
Date of Enlistment: July 65
Date of Discharge: July 85
Ships and Establishments.: Nirimba X 4 -Penguin-Sydney-Queenborough - Creswell - Moreton - Stalwart - Platypus - Coonawarra Reconstruction Team 76 - Platypus - Hobart - Cerberus - FHQ - Coonawarra.
City or Town: Cairns
State: QLD
Country: Australia
Occupation: Retired
Location: Cairns, FNQ

Re: VOYAGER

Post by Seejay »

A tragic day indeed, Tom. No words could ever suffice.
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Chris O'Keefe
R43136
Ex WO Chippy
19th MOBI Intake
July 65 to July 85
HMAS Nirimba X 4 -Penguin-Sydney-Queenborough - Creswell - Moreton - Stalwart - Platypus - Coonawarra Reconstruction Team 76 - Platypus - Hobart - Cerberus - FHQ - Coonawarra.

Anyone can be ordinary. Shipwrights choose to be extraordinary!
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BC
Div. Officer
Posts: 759
Joined: Fri Nov 14, 2003 6:52 am
Given Name: Brian
Surname: Carney
Original Official Number: R43371
Rank and Rate: ex-WOMTP5
Intake or Class: 22nd MOBI Intake
Date of Enlistment: 13 Jan 67
Date of Discharge: 22 Jan 89
Ships and Establishments.: Nirimba x3, Sydney, Swan, Creswell, Stalwart, Cerberus, Derwent, Parramatta, FHQ.
City or Town: Tinonee
State: NSW
Country: Australia
Occupation: Retired
Location: Tinonee, NSW

Re: VOYAGER

Post by BC »

They should never be forgotten. :salute1:
Brian Carney
R43371
Ex-WOMTP5
22nd Mobi Intake
Jan 67 - Jan 89
RANATE, Sydney, Swan, Creswell, Stalwart (FMU), Cerberus, Derwent, Nirimba, Parramatta, Nirimba, FHQ (FMMO).
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Pony
Div. Officer
Posts: 518
Joined: Wed Sep 28, 2005 1:23 am
Given Name: Michael
Surname: Moore
Original Official Number: R42860
Rank and Rate: Lieutenant
Intake or Class: 16th Mobi Intake
Date of Enlistment: 8 Jan 1964
Date of Discharge: 18 July 1988
Ships and Establishments.: Nirimba x 4, Anzac, Penguin, Kuttabul, Stalwart x 2, Albatross, Moresby, Attack, Ardent, Creswell, Kuttabul (GMGID), Cerberus, Vampire, Waterhen, Cook.
City or Town: Warragul
State: Victoria
Country: Australia
Occupation: Retired
Location: SE Melbourne, Victoria

Re: VOYAGER

Post by Pony »

A very sad day indeed!
Mike (Pony) Moore
O42860
Ex-LT GLEN(ME)
16th MOBI intake
Jan 64 - Jul 88.
Anzac, Nirimba, Stalwart, Moresby, Creswell, Waterhen, Penguin, Vampire, GMGID (PJP), Coonawarra, Attack, Ardent, Cook, Kuttabull, Cerberus.

May your walls know joy; May every room hold laughter and every window open to great possibility.
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piquet
Div. Officer
Posts: 215
Joined: Fri Dec 12, 2003 9:13 am
Given Name: Peter
Surname: Sneddon
Original Official Number: R95971
Rank and Rate: CPO
Intake or Class: MOBI
Date of Enlistment: 1967
Date of Discharge: 1991
Ships and Establishments.: home
City or Town: Melbourne
State: Victoria
Country: Australia
Occupation: Waterproofing contractor
Location: Melbourne

Re: VOYAGER

Post by piquet »

A truly sad day for the crew members that were killed in the collision.
Equally, in my opinion, as sad is the treatment and trauma suffered by the survivors.

I knew one at Leeuwin in 1967 when I joined as a JR. He was a Kellick store rate, Roy Dunbar. Sadly, he was in a bit of a fog all those years later.
I believe that he later took his own life.
So the collision claimed many more lives years after the initial collision.

RIP to the 82 lost in the collision and to the many that suffered for the remainder of their lives.
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topjars
Div. Officer
Posts: 112
Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2005 2:46 am
Given Name: Gary
Surname: Fradd
Original Official Number: S115224
Rank and Rate: LS MTH3
Intake or Class: AR
Date of Enlistment: Aug 1973
Date of Discharge: 21 08 1985
Ships and Establishments.: Cerberus, Melbourne, Creswell x 2, Nirimba, Perth x 2, FIMA
City or Town: Port Pirie
State: SA
Country: Australia
Occupation: Retired
Location: Port Pirie, South Australia

Re: VOYAGER

Post by topjars »

Well said PK
We will remember them
Gary Fradd
S115224
Ex-LSMTH3
1973 - 1985
Cerberus, Melbourne, Creswell x 2, Nirimba, Perth x 2, Kuttabul FIMA
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Graeme Rhodes
Div. Officer
Posts: 356
Joined: Sun Mar 05, 2006 10:51 pm
Given Name: Graeme
Surname: Rhodes
Original Official Number: R94714
Rank and Rate: CPOMTP(D)5
Intake or Class: 10th (JRTE)/20th (MOBI)
Date of Enlistment: JAN 1965
Date of Discharge: MAR 1988
Ships and Establishments.: Leeuwin, Nirimba, Stalwart x 2, Samarai, Lae, Buccaneer, Penguin, Navy Office, Barbette, Cairns, RANTTU (Port Moresby), Stirling, Bunbury
City or Town: Waikiki
State: WA
Country: Australia
Occupation: Retired
Location: Waikiki WA

Re: VOYAGER

Post by Graeme Rhodes »

The whole tragic incident affected so, so many people for one reason or another.
They will never be forgotten.
Graeme 'Smiley' Rhodes
R94714
Ex-CPOMTP(D)5
Jan'65 Leeuwin Intake (10th) - Jan'66 Nirimba Intake (20th)
Jan'65 to Mar '88
Leeuwin, Nirimba, Stalwart, Samarai, Lae, Penguin, Curlew, Buccaneer, Navy Office, Barbette, Cairns, RANTTU (based in Port Moresby), Stirling, Bunbury.
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Hippy Chippy
Site Admin
Posts: 4172
Joined: Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:09 am
Given Name: Rick
Surname: Pengilly
Original Official Number: R42630
Rank and Rate: CPOMTH3
Intake or Class: 13th MOBI Intake
Date of Enlistment: July 1962
Date of Discharge: July 1974
Ships and Establishments.: HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Melbourne - HMAS Cerberus - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Lonsdale - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Brisbane
City or Town: Lake Munmorah
State: NSW
Country: Australia
Occupation: Retired
Location: Mosman, NSW
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Re: VOYAGER

Post by Hippy Chippy »

Thanks, Tom, for bringing this tragic incident front of mind again... Lest we forget... [-o<
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Rick Pengilly
WEBMASTER
Ex-CPOMTH3
R42630
13th MOBI Intake
July'62 to July'74
HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Melbourne - HMAS Cerberus - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Lonsdale - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Brisbane
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