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Crew of USS ASTORIA, August 1934

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

  • 54 Ford Customline said:
    Great pic of history! As they used to say about US sailors, Over paid Over sexed & Over here!
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    54 Ford Customline That's right, that was the tagline. Stay tuned as we will be posting more photographs from the USS ASTORIA visit to Sydney. :-)
  • MV Baragoola said:
    Manly ferry Dee Why in the background
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    MV Baragoola Thanks for pointing that out MV Baragoola, our records have been updated.

Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Muir McFarlane boarding USS ASTORIA

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

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  • KenjiB_48 said:
    It looks actually like a British (Australian?) naval officer being piped aboard and greeted by the ship's officers. Note the cap badge and salute.
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    KenjiB_48 Hmmm, we'll pass this on to our Navy history curator to double check, thanks for your comment KenjiB_48.
  • Jeremy Davis said:
    Appears to be an army officer and definitely not US - the Commonwealth navies salute in a similar fashion to the Americans - not palm forward. Possibly an army Lieutenant-Colonel - looks to be a crown with single pip on his shoulder boards.
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    KenjiB_48 Jeremy Davis Hi all, thanks for all your clues, after a bit of research we have identified the man as Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Muir McFarlane who was acting Base Commandant at Victoria Barracks in Paddington, Sydney at the time. See articles here and here for more info. It seems McFarlane had quite a distinguished military career, serving in the Boer War and both World Wars!
  • Jeremy Davis said:
    Interesting stuff - thanks!

USS ASTORIA at anchor in Farm Cove, Sydney, August 1934

from Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons

  • Andy Brill said:
    The USS Astoria saw action in a number of Pacific war zones, including the Battle of the Coral Sea, and was eventually sunk in the Battle of Savo Island off the Solomon Islands August 1943. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Astoria_(CA-34)
  • Australian National Maritime Museum on The Commons said:
    Andy Brill Thank you for that information AndyBrii, we will be uploading more photographs from the USS ASTORIA visit to Sydney so please stay tuned!
  • Peter Cundall said:
    Typo: USS Astoria (and sisters USS Vincennes and USS Quincy) were sunk in Aug 1942 along with HMAS Canberra. All the wrecks remain in Ironbottom Sound, Solomons, at least two of them leaking oil.