HMAS Parramatta Departs for Gulf Duty

SYDNEY, NSW - OCTOBER 10: (EDITORS NOTE: ON-CAMERA POLARIZING FILER USED) A sailor farewells his partner before boarding the HMAS Parramatta as it departs for the Persian Gulf on October 10, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. The Anzac Class Frigate will be on duty in the Gulf to contribute to the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Iraq, including protection of Iraq's offshore export oil terminals. This will be the HMAS Parramatta's first deployment to the Persian Gulf, and it is the twelfth rotation of Navy ships as part of coalition operations following the deployment in 2001. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)