Final Entry

HMAS Hobart's final entry into Sydney Harbour.

[@shawnp6744]

At first you hate them, then you deal with them and finally as you age you miss the grey bastards. If you have ever sailed the seas. It will be with you till the final muster in Valhalla.

[@bret9741]

Agree about the hate, the deal then love them in a convoluted way.

[@beagle7622]

Great post.

[@pauloconnor5931]

Amen!

[@hanslund2280]

Thanks Mick, great video.

[@markbrown4442]

Are bagpipes related to onions? Sad to see the end of any ship. Cheers, Mick.

[@prh251]

Great video bit emotional for sure

[@davidlmorgan9450]

Did the Clayton's trip to Vietnam ended up in San Francisco

[@brodiegriffin_is_Ozzy]

My grandfather served on the WW2 Hobart , I did naval cadets but joined the Army .

[@iffracem]

Was the Hobart scrapped, or sold? Would have been nice to have it as a floating Naval museum here in the city it was named after. We're too keen on just discarding things, or only looking at the "economic" value.

[@wishbone5785]

She was purposely prepared and scuttled off Rapid Bay (Yankalilla Bay) South Australia as an artificial reef on 5 November 2002. Some 21 years later the "Grave of the Green Ghost" is a magnificent living artificial reef full of sessile marine growth (sponges, ascidians etc) and a vast array of southern fishes. It is a marine sanctuary (no fishing zone) and provides divers with a world class diving experience in its continuing afterlife. It is a sunken naval museum and only costs the state replacement vessel and navigation moorings every few years.

[@emily_rossii9349]

I love navy life onboard ship

[@Jaskal33]

Shoulda come in at 1 Zulu then called all hands to Clear lower decks for berthing what a beautiful Sydney day to come home :)

[@Jaskal33]

Long after shore leave was granted …. The stokers and chippies onboard …. Some of who may know me :) …. Connected shore lines … and shut down the vaps,t’gs, main engines and boilers … cheers to those I sailed with on the other two DDG’s :) Didn’t we have some fun ….:) shhh !

[@agriprunngun4670]

That’s funny my doppelgänger is in this video at :57

[@thomasthornton4213]

My father went to Vietnam on the old girl when it got hit by friendly fire by the yanks got photos left by him tuff ship the old destroyer great video cheers

[@rustykilt]

so bloody sad....

[@camf7522]

The last of the Aussie destroyers that looked mean and intimidating.

[@Jaskal33]

Shoulda come in at 1 Zulu then called all hands to Clear lower decks for berthing