Visit to HMAS Choules
One of the benefits of joining the Military History Society of NSW is the occasional military related excursion. This is a report by Society Council member and former Royal Australian Navy NCO Dennis Weatherall on a ship visit to HMAS Choules at Fleet Base East Garden Island, Sydney on Wednesday, 28 November 2018. HMAS Choules at sea What a day we awoke to! Navy being the Senior Service just loves being at sea, but too much of a good thing (rain) can definitely try to spoil the day, especially if it happens to be a one in 100 year storm. But didn’t. Fourteen hardy souls mustered at 09:00 at Garden Island Gates last Wednesday morning in the deluge. We were met by the ships training officer Lt Andrew Mcguigan and the Fleet Ships Liaison Officer Ms Karen Thorn. From the name list provided the security office already had all the Visitor Passes ready for allocation to those that braved the weather. So spot on 09:30 in a lull of the lashing rain, we entered Garden Island