Garden Island, Southern Surveyor
The Southern Surveyor is a ship used by marine scientists to explore and study Australia's oceans. It is operated by the CSIRO, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia's national science and research agency. It is seen here moored in Woolloomooloo Bay at Garden Island, located in the eastern suburb of Potts Point. The island is a major marine engineering and refit centre for the Royal Australian Navy and Thales Australia.
As a child I thought of Sydney Harbour as a wide, empty expanse of water with no islands and no land-based activity in the centre of the harbour. How wrong could I have been. Cockatoo Island is terrific, Rodd Island was important historically and now Garden Island is a hive of naval activity.
ReplyDeleteThis morning I found a great map of all the harbour islands:
http://ashet.org.au/images/All-islands.pdf
What a wonderful ship that must be, and what a great job for anyone to have. Lovely photo, Jim.
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Hels, thanks for that link. People forget that there are quite a few islands in Sydney Harbour.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful ship indeed and a wonderful capture as always, Jim! Enjoy your weekend!
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Great shot, Jim. I appreciated both your write up and Hels' link! Lots to discover about each and every of our cities and towns in this great land of ours.
ReplyDeleteInteresting photo. I imagine it would be a great job to work as a researcher on this vessel.
ReplyDeleteWhen is da last day to turn in the form? My little bro is coming back this summer and I was thinking of entering the tourney. He's into competition's and I would like to get him more excited about fishing.
ReplyDeleteGarden sculptures, it's not a fishing vessel. It's used for marine research.
ReplyDeleteNice shot, JIm:)
ReplyDeleteLove the comings and goings in a harbour, good shot Jim.
ReplyDeleteGreat shot!
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