The frigate HMAS STUART, (CMDR. P. Spedding, OAM, RAN), departed Sydney for service in the Persian Gulf as part of Operation Catalyst. In keeping with tradition the ship, nicknamed the “Tartan Terror”, had a lone piper play as she departed the wharf.
Australian Naval History on 10 March 2004
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