Following some correspondence and telephone conversations between the Mayor and Captain Clift, General Manager, Garden Island, the Town Clerk wrote to Captain Clift on 19 June 1959 confirming that Council wished to make a presentation of a ship’s bell for the new HMAS Parramatta.On 5 November 1959, the Secretary, Department of the Navy wrote to the Mayor confirming approval of the sale to Council of a bell suitable for the purpose of presentation to the ship.The bell was purchased by Parramatta City Council at a cost of ₤21.14.0.On 4 July 1961, the Mayor Alderman A.R.C. Visitors will have an opportunity to learn about the four HMAS Parramatta ships and view memorabilia, including the brass bell from HMAS Parramatta (III). Maker.
HMAS Parramatta III commissioned at Sydney on 4 July 1961 under the command of CMDR G.R. A decorative scroll is featured under the ship's name. All content produced under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike CC BY-SA. Rectangular timber board with gold lettering with the names and dates of all commanding officers of HMAS PARRAMATTA III from 1961 to 1989. During late May and early June 1965, Parramatta was one of several ships escorting Sydney on her first troop transport voyage to Vietnam. Operational history. Ten days of pageantry and carnival at Parramatta from 2... Old Church Street Parramatta, from early etching … a continuation from Part 2 The section at the south-eastern corner of Church and P... Men of the 1 Light Horse Brigade before departure from Australia, Official History of Australia and the War, Vol. Parramatta escorted Royal Yacht Britannia during the visit of Queen Elizabeth II in 1963.. Honour board; Commanding Officers; HMAS PARRAMATTA (III) About this object.
Don’t miss this chance to be a part of the living history of Parramatta. Griffiths DSC RAN, the first of six River Class Destroyer Escorts.. Parramatta completed several overseas deployments and spent many months on the Australia station. Parramatta III was the first of the Type 12 frigates built in Australia and saw active service during the Vietnam War as an escort for the fast troop transport HMAS Sydney and also patrol duties during the Indonesian Confrontation between 1964 and 1965.In another long standing naval tradition it is customary when a ship is named after a city or town for the residents to identify themselves with the ship by offering a gift to the ship. 5.3K likes. This blog is run by the research section of Parramatta Council's Heritage Centre.The ship's bell has a centuries long tradition of use in navy and merchant ships. Each new ship commissioned has a new bell.A ship’s bell is usually made of brass or bronze and inscribed with the commissioning date of the ship to which it belongs. All Rights Reserved.
HMAS Parramatta III at sea with HMAS Gull and Teal, live firing of Anti Submarine Mortar Mark 10.
Bells are used for timekeeping, sounding alarms, and ceremonies, including baptisms. Copyright 2013 VVAA Victoria. In the possession of Parramatta City Council is the ship's bell from HMAS Parramatta III which was commissioned on 4 July 1961 and decommissioned on 11 January 1991.
She was the first of six … Sep 6, 2019 - HMAS Parramatta commissioned at Sydney on 4 July 1961 under the command of Commander Guy Griffiths, DSC, RAN. The ship served on patrol duties during the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation during the mid-1960s.
At sea with HMAS Yarra. 1989 Medium and Materials. Unknown Date Made HMAS Parramatta is a long–range frigate capable of air defence, surface and undersea warfare, … HMAS Parramatta and the ship's company on visits to Singapore and Hong Kong.
It is Navy tradition for a ship’s bell to be used only for the one dedicated ship. 12, Charles Bean, plat... Parramatta also had active service during the Vietnam War, escorting the fast troop transport HMAS Sydney (III) to Vung Tau, Vietnam.
The bell had served the crew well as as a baptismal font, with the names of babies born to members of the crew inscribed on the inside of the bell. HMAS Parramatta IV, Rockingham, Western Australia. We value your comments and thank you for taking the time to add to the content on this site. HMAS Parramatta, named for the Parramatta River, was a River-class torpedo-boat destroyer of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). "Willow Grove", 34 Phillip St, Parramatta (2013) Locals may be aware that 'Willow Grove' was once a private hospi...It promised to be an event of a spectacular nature seldom before seen in Australia.