| Accession Number | P04863.008 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Digital file |
| Maker |
Wheeler, Stuart |
| Place made | Persian Gulf |
| Date made | March 2003 |
| Conflict |
Iraq, 2003-2013 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Commonwealth of Australia copyright |
A battle ensign flying from a mast aboard HMAS Anzac. One of a series of photographs taken by ...
Description
A battle ensign flying from a mast aboard HMAS Anzac. One of a series of photographs taken by Commander Stuart Wheeler RAN, Supply Officer of HMAS Anzac. Under the command of Captain Peter Lockwood CSC, RAN, HMAS Anzac departed HMAS Stirling on October 28 2002, and was deployed in the Persian Gulf for 210 days as part of Operation Slipper and Falconer. During the deployment, the ship became the first Australian warship since the Vietnam War to fire her guns in combat. On March 21 2003, the ship fired her 5 inch gun in direct support of the British-led Royal Marine 40 Commando assault on the Al Faw Peninsula in southern Iraq. HMAS Anzac conducted seven naval gun fire support missions in total and in November 2003, the crew of Anzac was awarded a Meritorious Unit Citation for their contribution to the Operation.