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| Pic: Boat - Low Head pilot station museum. |
This type of aluminium lifeboat
was developed during the Vietnam War when the Australian Navy was experimenting
with various materials. It did not perform well in the water and today there
are very few still in existence due to the corrosion it suffered.
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| Pic: Ship – “Jeparit” – Royal Australian Navy website. |
Between 1967 and 1972, sailing
under both merchant and naval ensigns, “Jeparit” made 43 voyages in support of
Australian operations in Vietnam, steaming over 410,000 miles during that time and
carrying some 175,000 deadweight tons of cargo including such varied items as
canteen stores, ammunition and stores for civil aid.
