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A large naval aircraft carrier is docked at a harbor, facing toward the viewer. Along the edge of its wide flight deck, rows of uniformed sailors stand in formation, suggesting a ceremonial moment. A flag flies at the bow. The ship’s tall superstructure rises above the deck, covered with radar dishes and communication equipment. Industrial port buildings and other vessels appear in the background

HMAS Melbourne

Photo Gallery

This photo gallery offers a small selection of images that reveal brief moments of life at sea. Each photograph offers a glimpse of the ship as she appeared in her time and the world she sailed through.

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A black‑and‑white aerial photograph showing three naval vessels traveling side by side across open water. In the center is a large aircraft carrier with aircraft and equipment visible on its deck. A smaller warship sails tightly along each side of the carrier, creating parallel wakes as the three ships move forward in formation.
HMAS_Melbourne_(R21),_HMAS_Voyager_(D04)_and_HMAS_Vendetta_(D08)_underway,_circa_in_1959_(AWM_301014)
Australian War Memorial (Public Domain)
An overhead black‑and‑white photograph of a large aircraft carrier docked at a waterfront. The ship is moored beside a busy port area with cars, buildings, and palm trees visible along the shoreline. On the flight deck, crew members have arranged themselves to form the word “Aloha” in large cursive letters. The scene captures a welcoming or ceremonial moment as the ship rests in calm harbor waters.
HMAS Melbourne(R21)aerial Pearl Harbor 1958
Public Domain
An aerial black‑and‑white photograph of a large aircraft carrier moving steadily across calm open water. The ship’s long, flat flight deck stretches almost the full length of the image, with several small groups of crew members visible along the deck. A tall island structure rises near the starboard side, topped with radar equipment and communication masts. Gentle wake trails behind the vessel as it travels through the sea under a clear sky.
HMAS Melbourne (R21) underway 1967
Public Domain
Black‑and‑white photograph of an aircraft carrier at sea with several helicopters parked on its flight deck. Another helicopter hovers just above the ship, aligned over the deck with its rotors spinning. Crew members stand near the parked aircraft, and the ocean stretches into the distance under a clear horizon.
HMAS Melbourne (21) with Wessex helicopters 1969s
Public Domain
Black‑and‑white photograph showing an aircraft carrier at sea, viewed from behind and slightly above. The flight deck is packed with rows of parked aircraft facing forward. A second aircraft carrier follows in the distance along the same course. Both ships leave narrow wakes as they move across the open water under a clear sky.
RAN Carriers (AWM 301021)
Australian War Memorial (Public Domain)
A black‑and‑white aerial photograph showing three naval vessels traveling side by side across open water. In the center is a large aircraft carrier with aircraft and equipment visible on its deck. A smaller warship sails tightly along each side of the carrier, creating parallel wakes as the three ships move forward in formation.
An overhead black‑and‑white photograph of a large aircraft carrier docked at a waterfront. The ship is moored beside a busy port area with cars, buildings, and palm trees visible along the shoreline. On the flight deck, crew members have arranged themselves to form the word “Aloha” in large cursive letters. The scene captures a welcoming or ceremonial moment as the ship rests in calm harbor waters.
An aerial black‑and‑white photograph of a large aircraft carrier moving steadily across calm open water. The ship’s long, flat flight deck stretches almost the full length of the image, with several small groups of crew members visible along the deck. A tall island structure rises near the starboard side, topped with radar equipment and communication masts. Gentle wake trails behind the vessel as it travels through the sea under a clear sky.
Black‑and‑white photograph of an aircraft carrier at sea with several helicopters parked on its flight deck. Another helicopter hovers just above the ship, aligned over the deck with its rotors spinning. Crew members stand near the parked aircraft, and the ocean stretches into the distance under a clear horizon.
Black‑and‑white photograph showing an aircraft carrier at sea, viewed from behind and slightly above. The flight deck is packed with rows of parked aircraft facing forward. A second aircraft carrier follows in the distance along the same course. Both ships leave narrow wakes as they move across the open water under a clear sky.
A large naval aircraft carrier is docked at a harbor, facing toward the viewer. Along the edge of its wide flight deck, rows of uniformed sailors stand in formation, suggesting a ceremonial moment. A flag flies at the bow. The ship’s tall superstructure rises above the deck, covered with radar dishes and communication equipment. Industrial port buildings and other vessels appear in the background

HMAS Melbourne arriving in Port (Fremantle)
Fremantle Ports

The Western Australian Museum acknowledges and respects the Traditional Owners of their ancestral lands, waters and skies.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are advised that this digital guide may include images, sounds, and names of now deceased persons.