AWM Collection Record: ART91754
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ID Number: | ART91754 |
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| Title: | Alert 15, two-deck cafe, HMAS Kanimbla | ||
| Maker: | Churcher, Peter | ||
| Object type: | Painting | ||
| Place made: | Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf | ||
| Date made: | 4 February 2002 | ||
| Physical description: | oil on board | ||
| Measurements: | 46 x 56 cm | ||
| Summary: | Figures of men waiting to be called to action. 'Every evening the Australian boarding party and the US Navy Seals (top crack team component of the Navy for my benefit) were on "Alert 15", which meant that they had to sit in the one area dressed and ready for immediate response to a boarding alert call. Until such a call the men could not go anywhere but simply had to wait. Games of cards, computer games etc helped to pass the time. I enjoyed witnessing the camaraderie between the Americans and the Australians in this situation.' Peter Churcher, interview with Betty Snowden, April 2002. 'Both HMAS Kanimbla's and the US Navy Seal boarding parties play cards and 'Uckers' whilst waiting for boardings' (information supplied by Cpl Steve Trood, Ship's Army Department, HMAS Kanimbla, 9.12.2002). | ||
| Copyright: | AWM copyright | ||
| Related subject: | Warships | ||
| Related unit: | Royal Australian Navy | ||
| Related place: | Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf | ||
| Related conflict: | Afghanistan, 2001- |
Last-Modified: Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:21:37 GMT
