The 2016 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smokey
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- gsrobertson
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- Given Name: Gordon
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- Date of Discharge: 14th March 1974
- Ships and Establishments.: Nirimba, Sydney III, Collingwood(UK), WSTG(UK), Lonsdale, Swan, Cerberus, Kuttabul, Harman, Kuttabul(RANTAU)
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Re: The 2016 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke
I really don't know why you lot are having so much trouble understanding the basic operation principles involved in this as it was the primary power unit used on the Mk91 Gyro Compass as installed on the Sydney.
Pretty basic stuff actually.
Pretty basic stuff actually.
Gordon Robertson
ex-CPOETC
R42793
15th MOBI Intake
July63 to March74
Nirimba, Sydney III, Collingwood(UK), WSTG(UK), Lonsdale, Swan, Cerberus, Kuttabul, Harman, Kuttabul(RANTAU)
ex-CPOETC
R42793
15th MOBI Intake
July63 to March74
Nirimba, Sydney III, Collingwood(UK), WSTG(UK), Lonsdale, Swan, Cerberus, Kuttabul, Harman, Kuttabul(RANTAU)
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- Given Name: Chris
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- 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.
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Re: The 2016 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke
Gordon, my respect for you just increased tenfold. You are actually crazier than me. 

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.
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Peter Weyling
Re: The 2016 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke
Didn't Naval Stores used to get the Gyro Inverted Sprocket Drive Perambulator confused with the Inverted Perambulator Sprocket D Drive because there was one number difference between the NSNs??
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Re: The 2016 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke
I do believe PW that on this singular occasion to be absolutely correct.Peter Weyling wrote:Didn't Naval Stores used to get the Gyro Inverted Sprocket Drive Perambulator confused with the Inverted Perambulator Sprocket D Drive because there was one number difference between the NSNs??
Graeme 'Smiley' Rhodes
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R94714
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Jan'65 Leeuwin Intake (10th) - Jan'66 Nirimba Intake (20th)
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- gsrobertson
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- Given Name: Gordon
- Surname: Robertson
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- Date of Enlistment: 5th July 1963
- Date of Discharge: 14th March 1974
- Ships and Establishments.: Nirimba, Sydney III, Collingwood(UK), WSTG(UK), Lonsdale, Swan, Cerberus, Kuttabul, Harman, Kuttabul(RANTAU)
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Re: The 2016 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke
Not sure Pete, but the boxes were the same size and even the same colour, with the handles in the same place. I suppose they got mixed up as every time we would get a spare unit, the bar code on the label was printed upside-down and the system would read the number backwards. So this would correlate with correctly printed number for the Inverted Perambulator Sprocket D Drive. We actually received the correctly ordered part but the Naval Stores System probably thought that we needed the latter unit and as we were ordering them, would requisition the Inverted Perambulator Sprocket D Drive instead of the Gyro Inverted Sprocket Drive Perambulator. Thus there would be a surplus of the Inverted Perambulator Sprocket D Drives in the stores system and they ran out of Gyro Inverted Sprocket Drive Perambulators because none were being used (according to the system).Peter Weyling wrote:Didn't Naval Stores used to get the Gyro Inverted Sprocket Drive Perambulator confused with the Inverted Perambulator Sprocket D Drive because there was one number difference between the NSNs??
So in hindsight, I'd say you were quite right about that.
By the way, I did see an Inverted Perambulator Sprocket D Drive in the local Surplus Shop but it was a blue one and probably wouldn't fit.
Gordon Robertson
ex-CPOETC
R42793
15th MOBI Intake
July63 to March74
Nirimba, Sydney III, Collingwood(UK), WSTG(UK), Lonsdale, Swan, Cerberus, Kuttabul, Harman, Kuttabul(RANTAU)
ex-CPOETC
R42793
15th MOBI Intake
July63 to March74
Nirimba, Sydney III, Collingwood(UK), WSTG(UK), Lonsdale, Swan, Cerberus, Kuttabul, Harman, Kuttabul(RANTAU)
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Peter Weyling
Re: The 2016 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke
We used to have a similar problem with the Paxman D/G conglomerating fluximaters. I think they had something to do with aligning the generator speed with the amount of 'erbs being generated by the electrical thingo!!
But, boys, boys, boys ........ we are way
But, boys, boys, boys ........ we are way
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Re: The 2016 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke

Rick Pengilly
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R42630
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- Hippy Chippy
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- Given Name: Rick
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- 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
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Re: The 2016 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke

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
- gsrobertson
- Div. Officer
- Posts: 174
- Joined: Sun Dec 07, 2003 11:01 am
- Given Name: Gordon
- Surname: Robertson
- Original Official Number: R42793
- Rank and Rate: CPOETC
- Intake or Class: 15th MOBI Intake
- Date of Enlistment: 5th July 1963
- Date of Discharge: 14th March 1974
- Ships and Establishments.: Nirimba, Sydney III, Collingwood(UK), WSTG(UK), Lonsdale, Swan, Cerberus, Kuttabul, Harman, Kuttabul(RANTAU)
- City or Town: Sydney
- State: NSW
- Country: Aust.
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Re: The 2016 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke
Aw Gee!!!!
That was just starting to get interesting.
That was just starting to get interesting.
Gordon Robertson
ex-CPOETC
R42793
15th MOBI Intake
July63 to March74
Nirimba, Sydney III, Collingwood(UK), WSTG(UK), Lonsdale, Swan, Cerberus, Kuttabul, Harman, Kuttabul(RANTAU)
ex-CPOETC
R42793
15th MOBI Intake
July63 to March74
Nirimba, Sydney III, Collingwood(UK), WSTG(UK), Lonsdale, Swan, Cerberus, Kuttabul, Harman, Kuttabul(RANTAU)
- Seejay
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- 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: The 2016 Annual RAN SH Sydney Rocks Xmas Pub Crawl Smoke
I am locked in as well. Jetstar had a special, so I'll be there Friday - Monday! Best start saving up! 

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!

