Pussers Greenies (Dev)

General Greenies Photos

  • Other general “Greenies” photos

    HMAS YARRA in Pearl Harbour
    File No. : RAN8109938_040118_033.JPG Date Taken: 20040118 Location: Southern Ocean HMAS WARRAMUNGA encounters rough weather in the Great Southern Ocean.
    Great shot of ANZAC crossing the bight. This photo courtesy of the RAN web site
    Picture taken on the Princes Hwy, 10km west of Orbost (Vic) on Sunday 21 Mar.  We’re sorry, but we couldn’t find “P”, “C”  or “WE” Creeks 
    (
    but many a Greenie has been known to “P” or “WE” IN a creek at times)    .
    A series of three frames from a video of the ESSM firing
    HMAS VOYAGER at sea
    A shot of the Evolved SeaSparrow Missile (ESSM) from WARRAMUNGA.  This ship was the first in the world to fire the ESSM  
    This shot and the next sent in by John Neil
    A group of greenies on HMAS Vampire taken at the Navy club in Singapore (?) – Spooks says it could have been the China Fleet Club, Honkers.
    HMAS PERTH “parked” alongside at Salamanca pier, Hobart in 1997  
    Photo from Keith Bailey
    Pic of some PARRAMATTA Greenies taken around 1964.
     Front L-R:  ??, Ben Graham, Virgil Reutens, ??, ? McAndrew, ??, Tom Eather, plus other senior rates. 2nd Row, L-R:  Rod Huppatz, ??, ??.  Back L-R:  Lawrie Gribben, ??, ??(hidden), Jim Fletcher.
    Multiple missile firings from USS VICKSBURG (CG69), USS ROOSEVELT (DDG80), USS CARNEY (DDG64) & USS THE SULLIVANS (DDG68)
     A couple of ex-Greenies with nothing better to do than beach-worming at Moreton Island.  
    Peter Sercombe (L) and Garry (Crewie) Thorburn
    MELBOURNE sailing with two DARINGS, launching a Gannet, being followed by QUIBERON.  Pic sent by 
    Beetles BAILEY
    A pic of the Brit Club in Singapore, taken in 2004, just before demolition. Note that some rendering has been done. Also note the tall buildings on reclaimed land where the bay once was.
    MELBOURNE sailing with two DARINGS and QUIBERON  Pic sent by 
    Beetles BAILEY
    Pic sent in by Buzz Bryant who features in the centre, of some QUIBERON crew in Honkers in 1963
    A shot of an Ikara firing from SWAN  
    Sent in by Michael Mackay-Blair
    File No. : RAN8109938_040118_033.JPG
    Date Taken: 20040118
    Location: Southern Ocean

    HMAS WARRAMUNGA encounters rough weather in the Great Southern Ocean.
    A group of Greenies at the PERTH(3) launch in March
    L-R  John Veltmeyer, Terry Stevenson, John Glass, Ken Norris, Marbuck Maskall (at rear), Zeke Deakin, Wally Wallbank, Chris Rowe, John Fulgrabe & Joe Ciemcioch
    A photo of all three DDG’s at sea, believed to have been taken around 1998
    Here’s another 1965-ish picture from Singapore. A couple of sailors (who else??) performing the Dance of the Flamers on top of the toilet block in Bugis Street.
    Garden Island in 1986 during the RAN 75th anniversary, with LOTS of ships berthed
    Newer single-hoist 5″/54 firing, showing the shell in flight.
    Here’s a pic of some ex-PERTH Greenies, taken at Redland Bay on 30 December.  
    L-R Bruce Goulding, Kev Dios Brun, Ken Mussen, Max Crowther, Rodger Maskall, Barry Fidock & Col Saxby.
    A group of greenies on HMAS Vampire taken at the Navy club in Singapore (?) – Spooks says it could have been the China Fleet Club, Honkers
    5″/54 firing on a DDG
    Pic of VOYAGER ship’s company taken in 1962  Pic sent by 
    Beetles BAILEY
    Xmas Day 1959 in the Greenies mess, HMAS VENDETTA at Honkers.  Some of those present are:

    Tid Currie, Waldo Watson, Dorky Bean, Sandy McPherson, Bungy Williams, John Robertson, Snow Larkin & Jack Case
    HMAS VAMPIRE at sea
    PO’s mess, HMAS ADELAIDE
    QUEENBOROUGH Greenies in Singapore (1960) – 
    L-R Masher Manson, Barry Mahwinney, Junior Berryman, Charlie Fairhall, Gooby Owens, Darkie Henwood & Dinger Nichol with Billy Wank Wank in the background.
     More of the QUIBERON crew in Honkers in 1963.  Once again sent by Buzz
    A much larger group pic of the QUIBERON crew in 1963 at Honkers
    HMAS STALWART crew
    VAMPIRE crossing the line ceremony.  Gooby Owens is on the far right and “Yak Yak” Ward is front centre in steel helmet