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National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, 81mm mortarts and 2.75 inch rockets recovered from Dan Nang harbour after ammunition barge fire 1971
... 81mm mortarts and 2.75 inch rockets recovered from Dan Nang harbour after ammunition barge fire 1971......Rockets...81mm mortarts and 2.75 inch rockets recovered from Dan Nang harbour after ammunition barge fire 1971...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Photograph. Rockets Mortars 81mm mortarts and 2.75 inch rockets recovered from Dan Nang harbour after ammunition barge fire 1971 81mm mortarts and 2.75 inch rockets recovered from Dan Nang harbour after ammunition barge fire 1971 Photograph Photograph ...81mm mortarts and 2.75 inch rockets recovered from Dan Nang harbour after ammunition barge fire 1971photograph., rockets, mortars -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBook - ROCKETS, PETER MACINNIS, 2003
... ROCKETS...ROCKETS...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne ROCKETS Book ROCKETS PETER MACINNIS ALLEN & UNWIN ... -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Rockets "Basketball" Team --- Later known as Netball-- Premiers 1954
... Rockets "Basketball" Team --- Later known as Netball-- Premiers 1954...Rockets Basket Ball Team. Premiers - 1954 (Later known as Netball) Back Row: - Margaret Hines, Barbara McMaster, Pat Hutchins, Front Row: - Ann Hutchins, Kathleen and Nat Scarsi, Thelma Blackman....Seven females, 3 standing 4 sitting with a trophy between the 4 females seated. Rockets embroyded on the tops of all females. ...Rockets "Basketball" Team --- Later known as Netball-- Premiers 1954 Photograph ...Rockets Basket Ball Team. Premiers - 1954 (Later known as Netball) Back Row: - Margaret Hines, Barbara McMaster, Pat Hutchins, Front Row: - Ann Hutchins, Kathleen and Nat Scarsi, Thelma Blackman.Seven females, 3 standing 4 sitting with a trophy between the 4 females seated. Rockets embroyded on the tops of all females. Premiers- Basket Ball TEam (Later called Netball) 1954. Back Row: - Margaret Hines, Barbara McMaster, Pat Hutchins, Front Row: - Ann Hutchins, Kathleen and Nat Scarsi, Thelma Blackman.stawell sport -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBook - Rocket and jet history, Rockets and Jets
... Rockets and Jets...Rocket & jet history ...Rocket & jet history The rocket in history How the rocket works Rocket fuels Rocket motors The rocket voyage Duct motors The gas turbine The jet engine The propeller jet Overview of the workings and operation of jet & rocket engines, circa 1949 - 1953 Rockets and Jets Book Rocket and jet history ...Overview of the workings and operation of jet & rocket engines, circa 1949 - 1953non-fictionOverview of the workings and operation of jet & rocket engines, circa 1949 - 1953the rocket in history, how the rocket works, rocket fuels, rocket motors, the rocket voyage, duct motors, the gas turbine, the jet engine, the propeller jet -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBook - Rockets - technical history, Sounding Rockets
... Sounding Rockets...Rockets - technical history...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne Rockets - technical history High altitude sounding rocket Use of rockets for geophysical & solar research Military research Aerobee rockets Study of rockets used for high altitude research, circa 1959 Sounding Rockets Book Rockets - technical history ...Study of rockets used for high altitude research, circa 1959non-fictionStudy of rockets used for high altitude research, circa 1959high altitude sounding rocket, use of rockets for geophysical & solar research, military research, aerobee rockets -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageEquipment - Rocket Launcher, John Dennett, 1860s
... This rocket launching machine is used in conjunction with the Dennett Rocket Set. ...Rocket launcher, named a Rocket Machine, and storage box. ...On box “ROCKET MACHINE” On quadrant “10” “20” “30” “40”...Both are part of the rocket rescue equipment that launches the line-throwing rescue rockets. ...This rocket launching machine is used in conjunction with the Dennett Rocket Set. Both are part of the rocket rescue equipment that launches the line-throwing rescue rockets. A light line is threaded through the carved holes in the 8 foot long shaft and attached to the scribed channel at the base of the shaft. The rocket head is fitted to the shaft and inserted into the machine. The machine is set at an angle determined by the person in charge of the rescue crew, and the legs and base of the machine are adjusted accordingly with the use of the quadrant, or protractor, and plumb-bob on the side of the machine. The rocket is then ignited and fired across the vessel in distress. John Dennett - John Dennett was from Carisbrooke, in the Ilse of Wight, UK. In 1826 he invented, patented and demonstrated an improved method of rocket powered, line firing rescue equipment for saving lives. The rockets had a longer range than the mortars being used, they were lighter, needed less preparation time, only needed one line for repeated shots, and fewer people were needed to move the equipment. Very favourable reports of Dennett’s rockets were received by those in charge of His Majesty’s Naval and Military services. In 1832, Dennett’s rocket-thrown line was sent out to the wreck of the ‘Bainbridge’, and was responsible for nineteen survivors coming ashore in two boatloads, along the fired line. Dennett’s rocket received national fame, and a one-year contract to supply rockets to the Coastguards. He became known as ‘Rocket Man’ and his rockets were used in rescues at least until 1890, when his son Horatio was running the business. A rocket weighing 23 lb would have a range of about 250 yards (228 metres), on average. Saving lives in Warrnambool – The coastline of South West Victoria is the site of over 600 shipwrecks and many lost lives; even in Warrnambool’s Lady Bay there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905, with eight lives lost. In 1859 the first Government-built lifeboat arrived at Warrnambool Harbour and a shed was soon built to house it. In 1858 the provision of rocket and mortar apparatus was approved for lifeboat stations in Victoria, and in 1864 a rocket house was built to safely store the rocket rescue equipment. In 1878 the buildings were moved to the Breakwater area, and in 1910 the new Lifeboat Warrnambool arrived with its ‘self-righting’ design. For almost a hundred years the lifeboat and rocket crews, mostly local volunteers, trained regularly to maintain their rescue skills. They were summoned when needed by alarms, gunshots, ringing bells and foghorns. Some became local heroes but all served an important role. By the end of the 1950s the lifeboat and rescue equipment had become obsolete. Rocket Rescue Method - The Government of Victoria adopted lifesaving methods based on Her Majesty’s Coast Guard in Great Britain. It authorised the first line-throwing rescue system in 1858. Captain Manby’s mortar powered a projectile connected to rope, invented in 1808. The equipment was updated to John Dennett’s 8-foot shaft and rocket method that had a longer range of about 250 yards. From the 1860s the breeches buoy and traveller block rocket rescue apparatus was in use. It was suspended on a hawser line and manually pulled to and from the distressed vessel carrying passengers and items. In the early 1870s Colonel Boxer’s rocket rescue method became the standard in Victoria. His two-stage rockets, charged by a gunpowder composition, could fire the line up to 500-600 yards, although 1000 yards range was possible. Boxer’s rocket carried the light line, which was faked, or coiled, in a particular way between pegs in a faking box to prevent twists and tangles when fired. The angle of firing the rocket to the vessel in distress was measured by a quadrant-type instrument on the side of the rocket machine. Decades later, in about 1920, Schermuly invented the line-throwing pistol that used a small cartridge to fire the rocket. The British Board of Trade published instructions for both the beach rescue crew and ship’s crew. It involved setting up the rocket launcher on shore at a particular angle measured by the quadrant, inserting a rocket that had a light-weight line threaded through its shaft, and then firing it across the stranded vessel, the line issuing freely from the faking board. A tally board was then sent out to the ship with instructions in four languages. The ship’s crew would haul on the line to bring out the heavier, continuous whip line, then secure the attached whip block to the mast or other sturdy part the ship. The rescue crew on shore then hauled out a stronger hawser line, which the ship’s crew fixed above the whip block. The hawser was then tightened using the block on the shore end of the whip. The breeches buoy and endless whip are then attached to the traveller block on the hawser, allowing the shore crew to haul the breeches buoy to and from the vessel, rescuing the stranded crew one at a time. This rocket launcher machine is significant for its connection with local history, maritime history and marine technology. Lifesaving has been an important part of the services performed from Warrnambool's very early days, supported by State and Local Government, and based on the methods and experience of Great Britain. Hundreds of shipwrecks along the coast are evidence of the rough weather and rugged coastline. Ordinary citizens, the Harbour employees, and the volunteer boat and rescue crew, saved lives in adverse circumstances. Some were recognised as heroes, others went unrecognised. In Lady Bay, Warrnambool, there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905. Many lives were saved but tragically, eight lives were lost.Rocket launcher, named a Rocket Machine, and storage box. Launcher has a long open metal channel with a spike at the base, and narrow, rectangular device, which is the line-firing rocket machine, at the top, all painted blue. Two hinged wooden legs are attached where the channel and machine meet. The side of the machine has an oval cut-out window and an attached quadrant, or protractor, with a plumb-bob on it. The quadrant has angles marked in degrees. The long protective box has white stencilled letters along the side. Its lid has three hinges and is fastened with two metal latches.On box “ROCKET MACHINE” On quadrant “10” “20” “30” “40”flagstaff hill maritime museum & village, flagstaff hill, maritime museum, maritime village, warrnambool, great ocean road, shipwreck, life-saving, lifesaving, rescue crew, rescue, rocket rescue, maritime accidents, shipwreck victim, rocket crew, beach rescue, line rescue, rescue equipment, rocket firing equipment, rocket rescue equipment, rocket apparatus, beach apparatus, petticoat breeches, breeches buoy, rocket house, rocket shed, lifeboat men, rocket equipment, rocket machine, rocket head, rocket launcher, rocket line, marine technology, william schermuly, line-firing pistol, line throwing gun, schermuly pistol, pistol rocket apparatus, beach rescue set, traveller, block, running block, pulley, hawser, faking, faking box, faked line, rescue boat, lifeboat, lady bay, warrnambool harbour, port of warrnambool, tramway jetty, volunteer lifesavers, volunteer crew, breakwater, lifeboat warrnambool, rocket rescue method, rocket rescue apparatus, captain manby, mortar, henry trengrouse, sky rocket, john dennett, shore to ship, colonel boxer, two-stage rocket, italian hemp, quadrant, protractor, schermuly, line-throwing pistol, line throwing cartridge, rocket apparatus rescue, stranded vessel, tally board, light line, whip line, endless whip, petticoat buoy, traveller chair, traveller block, her majesty’s coast guard, harbour board, line thrower, line throwing, beach cart, hand barrow, sand anchor, hawser cutter, life jacket, faking board, welsh hand barrow, rocket set -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Rockets
... Rockets...A black and white photograph of 2Lt Tom 'Rockets' Guivarra , a fixed wing pilot with 161 (Indep) Recce Flt at the 1st Australian Task Force Base, Nui Dat, checks the engine of his Cessna Aircraft prior to a mission, over the jungle of Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam...Photograph 161 Recon Flt 2lt Tom "Rockets" Guivarra 1st ATF Base Cessna Phuoc Tuy Province Nui Dat Fixed Wing Pilot 161 (Indep) Recce Flt 1st Australian Task Force Jungle Denis Gibbons A black and white photograph of 2Lt Tom 'Rockets' Guivarra , a fixed wing pilot with 161 (Indep) Recce Flt at the 1st Australian Task Force Base, Nui Dat, checks the engine of his Cessna Aircraft prior to a mission, over the jungle of Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnam Rockets Photograph Gibbons, Denis ...Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection.A black and white photograph of 2Lt Tom 'Rockets' Guivarra , a fixed wing pilot with 161 (Indep) Recce Flt at the 1st Australian Task Force Base, Nui Dat, checks the engine of his Cessna Aircraft prior to a mission, over the jungle of Phuoc Tuy Province, South Vietnamphotograph, 161 recon flt, 2lt tom "rockets" guivarra, 1st atf base, cessna, phuoc tuy province, nui dat, fixed wing pilot, 161 (indep) recce flt, 1st australian task force, jungle, denis gibbons -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedDrawing - Ordnance Factory Maribyrnong Harpoon Rocket Drawings
... Large red folder containing drawings and material list for a Harpoon Rocket...Ordnance Factory Maribyrnong Harpoon Rocket Drawings...Ordnance Factory Wests Road Maribyrnong Ordnance Factory Maribyrnong Harpoon Rocket Drawings Large red folder containing drawings and material list for a Harpoon Rocket Drawing Ordnance Factory Maribyrnong Harpoon Rocket Drawings ...Ordnance Factory Maribyrnong Harpoon Rocket Drawingsordnance factory, wests road, maribyrnong -
Parks Victoria - Port Campbell Rocket ShedRocket line
... This rocket equipment has been used in various lifeboat and rocket stations on Victorian Coast. ...Rope handled timber box with faking pins. The Rocket Line was attached to the rocket and fired over the ship in distress. ...Parks Victoria - Port Campbell Rocket Shed Port Campbell Rocket Shed Road to Port Campbell pier Port Campbell great-ocean-road This rocket equipment has been used in various lifeboat and rocket stations on Victorian Coast. ...This rocket equipment has been used in various lifeboat and rocket stations on Victorian Coast. It is unclear if this is the original rocket equipment from Port Campbell. This equipment, if not original to the site, has been used in rescue operations and is identical to the equipment that was in use at Port Campbell from C.1890 onwardsRope handled timber box with faking pins. The Rocket Line was attached to the rocket and fired over the ship in distress. The light rocket line, was folded in such a way that it paid out easily as the rocket shot through the air. -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Film - Film, DVD, SVN Sounds: rockets, firefight, UHI & solo UHI
... SVN Sounds: rockets, firefight, UHI & solo UHI...National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM) 25 Veterans Drive Newhaven phillip-island-and-the-bass-coast Vietnam War 1961-1975 -- Artillery operations SVN Sounds: rockets, firefight, UHI & solo UHI Film Film, DVD National Vietnam Veterans Museum ...vietnam war, 1961-1975 -- artillery operations -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBooklet (Item) - Convair booklet of their aircraft missiles and rockets
... Convair booklet of their aircraft missiles and rockets...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne Convair booklet of their aircraft missiles and rockets Booklet Convair booklet of their aircraft missiles and rockets ... -
Moorabbin Air MuseumArticle (Item) - Weapons - articles on rockets, cannons, USAF ASRAAM - Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile & Jammers ALQ, Weapons - articles on rockets, cannons, USAF - ASRAAM - Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile & Jammers ALQ
... Weapons - articles on rockets, cannons, USAF - ASRAAM - Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile & Jammers ALQ...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne Weapons - articles on rockets, cannons, USAF - ASRAAM - Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile & Jammers ALQ Article Weapons - articles on rockets, cannons, USAF ASRAAM - Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile & Jammers ALQ ... -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBook - JETS, ROCKETS & GUIDED MISSILES, DAVID C. COOKE et al
... JETS, ROCKETS & GUIDED MISSILES...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne JETS, ROCKETS & GUIDED MISSILES Book JETS, ROCKETS & GUIDED MISSILES DAVID C. ... -
Moorabbin Air MuseumDocument (Item) - Rockets and assisted Take-Off
... Rockets and assisted Take-Off...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne Rockets and assisted Take-Off Document Rockets and assisted Take-Off ... -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBook - A HISTORY OF ROCKETS AND SPACE, Courtlandt Canby
... A HISTORY OF ROCKETS AND SPACE...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne A HISTORY OF ROCKETS AND SPACE Book A HISTORY OF ROCKETS AND SPACE Courtlandt Canby ... -
Moorabbin Air MuseumPhotograph (item) - Multiple copies of photos of Lancaster Yeoman Cropmaster Meteor Mirach Dornier meteor missile unmanned reconnaissance unnamed jet powered sea launched twin tail drone Boeing XB56 Plus photos including Sabre Auster Autocar armament including rockets and bombs Airport fire drill and fire suits Ford Trimotor Bankstown airport Beaufighter F111 Course setting Bombsight Mk 9c Pika Jindivik engine, photos of various aircraft including Sunderland Auster autocar aircraft bombs and rockets In folder named photos to be sorted
... photos of various aircraft including Sunderland Auster autocar aircraft bombs and rockets In folder named photos to be sorted...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne photos of various aircraft including Sunderland Auster autocar aircraft bombs and rockets In folder named photos to be sorted Photograph Multiple copies of photos of Lancaster Yeoman Cropmaster Meteor Mirach Dornier meteor missile unmanned reconnaissance unnamed jet powered sea launched twin tail drone Boeing XB56 Plus photos including Sabre Auster Autocar armament including rockets and bombs Airport fire drill and fire suits Ford Trimotor Bankstown airport Beaufighter F111 Course setting Bombsight Mk 9c Pika Jindivik engine ... -
Moorabbin Air MuseumManual (item) - Sabre CAC Installations "Firestreak", "Nasarr" radar, "Napier" rockets, "Blue Jay" Missiles & Modifications
... Sabre CAC Installations "Firestreak", "Nasarr" radar, "Napier" rockets, "Blue Jay" Missiles & Modifications...Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne Sabre CAC Installations "Firestreak", "Nasarr" radar, "Napier" rockets, "Blue Jay" Missiles & Modifications Manual Sabre CAC Installations "Firestreak", "Nasarr" radar, "Napier" rockets, "Blue Jay" Missiles & Modifications ... -
Port Fairy Historic Lifeboat StationEquipment - Rocket Machine, c.1870
... Rocket Machine...The rocket machine allowed the rocket to be launched into a calculated trajectory, and with estimated deflection to allow for wind. ...Boxer rocket launcher, a triangular frame to carry the rocket to preferred firing position and angle, with pendulum arrow, black exterior and grey legs (2 of) ...The rocket machine allowed the rocket to be launched into a calculated trajectory, and with estimated deflection to allow for wind. ...The Boxer rocket carried a light line from shore to the wreck. The rocket machine allowed the rocket to be launched into a calculated trajectory, and with estimated deflection to allow for wind. The rockets were widely used to carry the first (connecting) line to the wreck. The rocket machine was fundamental for the successful commencement of a breeches buoy rescue. The machine could project the line beyond the effective rescue distance, and allowed the initial and vital physical connection between wreck and the shore. Boxer rocket launcher, a triangular frame to carry the rocket to preferred firing position and angle, with pendulum arrow, black exterior and grey legs (2 of) -
Port Fairy Historic Lifeboat StationEquipment - Rocket Machine
... The rocket machine allowed the rocket to be launched into a calculated trajectory, and with estimated deflection to allow for wind. ...Boxer rocket launcher, a triangular frame to carry the rocket to preferred firing position and angle, with pendulum arrow, black exterior and grey legs (2 of)...The rocket machine allowed the rocket to be launched into a calculated trajectory, and with estimated deflection to allow for wind. ...The Boxer rocket carried a light line from shore to the wreck. The rocket machine allowed the rocket to be launched into a calculated trajectory, and with estimated deflection to allow for wind. The rockets were widely used to carry the first (connecting) line to the wreck.The rocket machine was fundamental for the successful commencement of a breeches buoy rescue. The machine could project the line beyond the effective rescue distance, and allowed the initial and vital physical connection between wreck and the shore.Boxer rocket launcher, a triangular frame to carry the rocket to preferred firing position and angle, with pendulum arrow, black exterior and grey legs (2 of) -
Seaworks Maritime MuseumLine-throwing Rocket, England
... Metal frame containing line which is attached to the rocket and grappling hook..../ROCKETS TO BE DUMPED UNDFIRED AT SEA/THEY SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR PRACTISE....Metal frame containing line which is attached to the rocket and grappling hook. Line-throwing Rocket ...Metal frame containing line which is attached to the rocket and grappling hook.WMA 13 (on line box) Remains of orange sticker with logo of some kind and the word '..ISTOL' visible/ On rocket the words 'SCHERMULY INTERNATIONAL/N0 2/ 41 MM LINE-THROWING ROCKET/A SCHERMULY ICARUS PRODUCT/MADE IN ENGLAND/ WARNING/ DO NOT FIRE WITHOUT A LINE ATTACHED/REGULATIONS REQUIRE TIME EXPIRE.../ROCKETS TO BE DUMPED UNDFIRED AT SEA/THEY SHOULD NOT BE USED FOR PRACTISE. -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedPhotograph - Albion Explosive Factory Rocket Propellant Buildings Photograph
... Black & white photograph mounted in white wooden frame of the Rocket Propellant Buildings with views of Station Road in background...Rocket Propellant Buildings Looking South West Explosive Factory Albion...Item belonged to the Friends of the Black Powder Mill Albion Explosive Factory Explosive Factory Ballarat Road Deer Park Rocket Propellant Buildings Looking South West Explosive Factory Albion Black & white photograph mounted in white wooden frame of the Rocket Propellant Buildings with views of Station Road in background Photograph Albion Explosive Factory Rocket Propellant Buildings Photograph ...Item belonged to the Friends of the Black Powder MillRocket Propellant Buildings Looking South West Explosive Factory Albionalbion explosive factory, explosive factory, ballarat road, deer park -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumFunctional object - Rocket Launcher
... rocket...Rocket Launcher on Tripod. All metal painted grey...Schermuly Coastgaurd Engineers 70mm Line Throwing Rocket A Schermuly Product Made in England Lot 5 R 10 77...The Schermuly Rocket Apparatus Ltd....All metal painted grey Functional object Rocket Launcher The Schermuly Rocket Apparatus Ltd. ...Used by Queenscliff Lifeboat crew up till 1970.Rocket Launcher on Tripod. All metal painted greySchermuly Coastgaurd Engineers 70mm Line Throwing Rocket A Schermuly Product Made in England Lot 5 R 10 77rocket, rescue -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)Photograph - A Framed Coloured Photograph of a Fuel Dump Hit by VC Rocket 1969, c.1969
... Colour Photograph of a direct hit by a Viet Cong rocket on a fuel dump 1969....'Direct Hit' Fuel Dump Hit by V C Rocket 1969 Photographed by J C Mercieca...Photograph A Framed Coloured Photograph of a Fuel Dump Hit by VC Rocket 1969 Mercieca, V. ...This photograph was taken by Cpl Joseph Charles Mercieca (A316866) who was with the Royal Australian Air Force and served in Vietnam with the No. 1 Operational Support Unit from July 1969 to July 1970Colour Photograph of a direct hit by a Viet Cong rocket on a fuel dump 1969.'Direct Hit' Fuel Dump Hit by V C Rocket 1969 Photographed by J C Merciecacpl joseph charles mercieca, a316866, royal australian air force, no. 1 operational support unit, photograph, vc rocket, viet cong -
Parks Victoria - Port Campbell Rocket ShedRocket gear
... Rocket equipment which has been used in various lifeboat and rocket stations on the Victorian Coast. ...rope is attached to one of the rockets...Parks Victoria - Port Campbell Rocket Shed Port Campbell Rocket Shed Road to Port Campbell pier Port Campbell great-ocean-road Rocket equipment which has been used in various lifeboat and rocket stations on the Victorian Coast. ...Rocket equipment which has been used in various lifeboat and rocket stations on the Victorian Coast. It is unclear if this is the original rocket equipment from Port Campbell. This equipment, if not original has been used in rescue operations and is identical to the equipment that was in use at Port Campbell from C.1890 onwardsTwo cylindrical rockets made of base metal with orange painted wooden heads. Three long cedar, wooden sticks (octaganal) that attach to the rockets. They have spring clips and a section of metal and a sheath to protect the wood from fire and with grooves for the rope. One rocket is attached firmly to a stick. A long length of cotton/linen (?) rope is attached to one of the rocketsYes -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumPhotograph - Arcus news article re Rocket Rescue demonstration at Sorrento Victoria, Rocket rescue demonstration, 01 November 1985
... Rocket rescue demonstration...Rocket rescue demonstration at Sorrento on 1May1913...Rocket rescue demonstration at Sorrento, Argus, 3May1913...Queenscliffe Maritime Museum 2 Wharf St Queenscliff geelong-and-the-bellarine-peninsula Rocket rescue demonstration at Sorrento on 1May1913 Life saving method historical references rocket rescue Reverse - " nil " Rocket rescue demonstration at Sorrento, Argus, 3May1913 Rocket rescue demonstration Photograph Arcus news article re Rocket Rescue demonstration at Sorrento Victoria ...Rocket rescue demonstration at Sorrento on 1May1913Life saving methodRocket rescue demonstration at Sorrento, Argus, 3May1913Reverse - " nil "historical references, rocket rescue -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageEquipment - Rocket set, John Dennett, ca. 1860s
... This rescue line-throwing rocket set was made for the Dennett rocket system, which was used by the Rocket Rescue crews in South West Victoria from around the 1860s to the 1890s. ...A Dennett rocket set in six parts; the rocket head, three shafts (poles) and two rocket-head toting boxes. ...Dennett’s rocket received national fame, and a one-year contract to supply rockets to the Coastguards. ...This rescue line-throwing rocket set was made for the Dennett rocket system, which was used by the Rocket Rescue crews in South West Victoria from around the 1860s to the 1890s. John Dennett - John Dennett was from Carisbrooke, in the Ilse of Wight, UK. In 1826 he invented, patented and demonstrated an improved method of rocket powered, line firing rescue equipment for saving lives. The rockets had a longer range than the mortars being used, they were lighter, needed less preparation time, only needed one line for repeated shots, and fewer people were needed to move the equipment. Very favourable reports of Dennett’s rockets were received by those in charge of His Majesty’s Naval and Military services. In 1832, Dennett’s rocket-thrown line was sent out to the wreck of the ‘Bainbridge’, and was responsible for nineteen survivors coming ashore in two boatloads, along the fired line. Dennett’s rocket received national fame, and a one-year contract to supply rockets to the Coastguards. He became known as ‘Rocket Man’ and his rockets were used in rescues at least until 1890, when his son Horatio was running the business. A rocket weighing 23 lb would have a range of about 250 yards (228 metres), on average. Saving lives in Warrnambool – The coastline of South West Victoria has had over 600 shipwrecks and many lost lives; even in Warrnambool’s Lady Bay there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905, with eight lives lost. In 1859 the first Government-built lifeboat arrived at Warrnambool Harbour and a shed was soon built to house it, followed in 1864 by a rocket house to safely store the Rocket Rescue equipment. In 1878 the buildings were moved to the Breakwater area, and in 1910 the new Lifeboat Warrnambool arrived with its ‘self-righting’ design. For almost one hundred years the lifeboat and rocket crews, mostly local volunteers, trained regularly to maintain and improve their skills, summoned when needed by alarms, gunshots, ringing bells and foghorns. Some became local heroes but all served an important role. By the end of the 1950s the lifeboat and rescue equipment had become obsolete. Rocket Rescue Method - The first use of a lifesaving rocket rescue system is often credited to Captain Manby and his invention of a life mortar, first used in 1808 to fire a line onto a ship to rescue lives. Henry Trengrouse’s invention of 1820 was the first to use a sky rocket’s power to throw a line, and his invention included a chair for carrying the shipwrecked victims to shore. In 1832 John Dennett invented a rocket specifically for shore to ship rescue. It had an iron case and an 8 foot pole attached and could shoot the line as far as 250 yards (about 230 metres). From the 1860s the rocket rescue apparatus was in use. It comprised a breeches buoy and traveller block that was suspended on a line and manually pulled to and from the distressed vessel carrying passengers and items. Colonel Boxer, who had invented an early line-thrower, designed a rocket in 1865 with a range from 300 to 470 yards. It was the first two-stage rocket, with two rockets placed one in front of the other in a tube that carried the rescue line. The hemp line was faked, or coiled, in a particular way in a faking box to prevent twists and tangles when fired, and the angle of firing the rocket was measured by a quadrant-type instrument on the side of the rocket machine. Schermuly invented the line-throwing pistol around 1920, which used a small cartridge to fire the rocket. Victoria’s Government adopted lifesaving methods based on Her Majesty’s Coast Guard in Great Britain, which used Colonel Boxer’s rocket apparatus rescue method. The British Board of Trade published instructions in 1850 for both the beach rescue crew and ship’s crew. It involved setting up the rocket launcher on shore at a particular angle measured by the quadrant, inserting a rocket that had a light-weight line attached, then firing it across the stranded vessel. A tally board was then sent out with instructions in four languages. The ship’s crew would haul on the line to bring out the continuous whip line and attach the whip block to a mast or sturdy part the ship. The rescue crew on shore then hauled out a heavier hawser line, which the ship’s crew fixed above the whip block. The hawser is then tightened using the block on the shore end of the whip. The breeches buoy and endless whip are then attached to the traveller block on the hawser, allowing the shore crew to haul the buoy to and from the vessel, rescuing the stranded crew one at a time. The rocket system could also be used from one ship to another.The Dennett rocket set is quite rare - there are not many examples in existence and little information is available. This Dennett's rocket set is significant for its connection with local history, maritime history and marine technology. Lifesaving has been an important part of the services performed from Warrnambool's very early days, supported by State and Local Government, and based on the methods and experience of Great Britain. Hundreds of shipwrecks along the coast are evidence of the rough weather and rugged coastline. Ordinary citizens, the Harbour employees, and the volunteer boat and rescue crew, saved lives in adverse circumstances. Some were recognised as heroes, others went unrecognised. In Lady Bay, Warrnambool, there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905. Many lives were saved but tragically, eight lives were lost.A Dennett rocket set in six parts; the rocket head, three shafts (poles) and two rocket-head toting boxes. The rocket head, mounted on one of the shafts, is a long, red painted, iron tube with rounded ends and a protruding fitting around each end. The wooden rocket shafts are octagonal, with a metal sheath at the ends, carved elongated slots towards each end, and a scribed channel above the black foot. The rocket head toting boxes are thick timber, covered in fabric and painted black. They have a hinged wooden lid that slants downwards from back to front, and a metal closure. Small deliberate holes, in groups of four, on the box’s sides, indicate missing attachments, likely to have been handles. 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Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyPhotograph - Rocket Shed, New Works Lakes Entrance, 1997 c
... Rocket shed (built 1890) was used to store rockets used to warn ships coming through the entrance of dangerous conditions....Plus the Govt. plans for rocket shed - VTMH01917.1...Rocket shed (built 1890) was used to store rockets used to warn ships coming through the entrance of dangerous conditions. ...Rocket shed (built 1890) was used to store rockets used to warn ships coming through the entrance of dangerous conditions.Colour photograph showing brick rocket shed on sand dune at the entrance to the ocean. Scrub around shed, entrance and western pier behind and ocean in distance. Lakes Entrance Victoria. Plus the Govt. plans for rocket shed - VTMH01917.1ships and shipping, historic buildings -
Queenscliffe Maritime MuseumLetter - Letter ex Ports & Harbour re Rocket Practice at Split Point Lighthouse 1920, Letter of notice, 28 April 1920
... Ports & Harbour notice to Split Pt lighthouse 1963 of Rocket Practice...Letter of Notice re Rocket Practice 28th April 1920...Rocket Practice Reverse " NIL " Letter of Notice re Rocket Practice 28th April 1920 Letter of notice Letter Letter ex Ports & Harbour re Rocket Practice at Split Point Lighthouse 1920. ...Ports & Harbour notice to Split Pt lighthouse 1963 of Rocket PracticeRocket based rescue practice, 1963.Letter of Notice re Rocket Practice 28th April 1920Reverse " NIL "rocket practice -
Bendigo Military MuseumWeapon - ROCKET PROJECTILE
... Rockets...Rocket, projectile, inert, colours blue, white & green, has 6 fins, 3 wires coming out of the base, red, blue & green, lettering in yellow & white....Weapon ROCKET PROJECTILE ...Rocket, projectile, inert, colours blue, white & green, has 6 fins, 3 wires coming out of the base, red, blue & green, lettering in yellow & white.On the nose, “RKT FRAG ? IN. U.K M29 Mk ?” On stem, “PRACTICE L5 MICA. T7 BRIT M7 MY - 66”rockets, projectiles, practice -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and VillageEquipment - Rocket Key, John Dennett, c. 1860s
... This rocket launcher key was used with the Dennett's Rocket Launcher system to remove the end cap of the Dennett's Rocket to expose the propellant to be fused . ...Used to remove the end cap of the Dennett's Rocket to expose the propellant to be fused . ...Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village 89 Merri Street Warrnambool great-ocean-road This rocket launcher key was used with the Dennett's Rocket Launcher system to remove the end cap of the Dennett's Rocket to expose the propellant to be fused . ...This rocket launcher key was used with the Dennett's Rocket Launcher system to remove the end cap of the Dennett's Rocket to expose the propellant to be fused . Saving lives in Warrnambool – The coastline of South West Victoria is the site of over 600 shipwrecks and many lost lives; even in Warrnambool’s Lady Bay there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905, with eight lives lost. Victoria’s Government responded to the need for lifesaving equipment and, in 1858, the provision of rocket and mortar apparatus was approved for the lifeboat stations. In 1859 the first Government-built lifeboat arrived at Warrnambool Harbour and a shed was soon built for it on the Tramway Jetty, followed by a rocket house in 1864 to safely store the rocket rescue equipment. In 1878 the buildings were moved to the Breakwater (constructed from 1874-1890), and in 1910 the new Lifeboat Warrnambool arrived with its ‘self-righting’ design. For almost a hundred years the lifesaving and rescue crews, mostly local volunteers, trained regularly to rehearse and maintain their rescue skills. They were summoned when needed by alarms, gunshots, ringing bells and foghorns. In July 1873 a brass bell was erected at Flagstaff Hill specifically to call the rescue crew upon news of a shipwreck. Some crew members became local heroes but all served an important role. Rocket apparatus was used as recently as the 1950s. Rocket Rescue Method - Rocket rescue became the preferred lifesaving method of the rescue crews, being much safer that using a lifeboat in rough seas and poor conditions. The Government of Victoria adopted lifesaving methods based on Her Majesty’s Coast Guard in Great Britain. It authorised the first line-throwing rescue system in 1858. Captain Manby’s mortar powered a projectile connected to rope, invented in 1808. The equipment was updated to John Dennett’s 8-foot shaft and rocket method that had a longer range of about 250 yards. From the 1860s the breeches buoy and traveller block rocket rescue apparatus was in use. It was suspended on a hawser line and manually pulled to and from the distressed vessel carrying passengers and items. In the early 1870s Colonel Boxer’s rocket rescue method became the standard in Victoria. His two-stage rockets, charged by a gunpowder composition, could fire the line up to 500-600 yards, although 1000 yards range was possible. Boxer’s rocket carried the light line, which was faked, or coiled, in a particular way between pegs in a faking box to prevent twists and tangles when fired. The angle of firing the rocket to the vessel in distress was measured by a quadrant-type instrument on the side of the rocket machine. Decades later, in about 1920, Schermuly invented the line-throwing pistol that used a small cartridge to fire the rocket. . The British Board of Trade regularly published instructions for both the beach rescue crew and ship’s crew. It involved setting up the rocket launcher on shore at a particular angle, determined by the Head of the crew and measured by the quadrant, inserting a rocket that had a light-weight line threaded through its shaft, and then firing it across the stranded vessel, the line issuing freely from the faking board. A continuous whip line was then sent out to the ship’s crew, who hauled it in then followed the instructions – in four languages - on the attached tally board. The survivors would haul on the line to bring out the heavier, continuous whip line with a tail block connected to it. They then secured the block to the mast or other strong part the ship. The rescue crew on shore then hauled out a stronger hawser line, which the survivors fixed above the whip’s tail block. The hawser was then tightened by the crew pulling on it, or by using the hooked block on the shore end of the whip and attaching it to a sand anchor. The breeches buoy was attached to the traveller block on the hawser, and the shore crew then used the whip line to haul the breeches buoy to and from the vessel, rescuing the stranded crew one at a time. The rescue crew wore scarlet, numbered armbands and worked on a numerical rotation system, swapping members out to rest them. This rocket launcher key is a necessary part of the equipment for the the rocket launcher, which is significant for its connection with local history, maritime history and marine technology. Lifesaving has been an important part of the services performed from Warrnambool's very early days, supported by State and Local Government, and based on the methods and experience of Great Britain. Hundreds of shipwrecks along the coast are evidence of the rough weather and rugged coastline. Ordinary citizens, the Harbour employees, and the volunteer boat and rescue crew, saved lives in adverse circumstances. Some were recognised as heroes, others went unrecognised. In Lady Bay, Warrnambool, there were around 16 known shipwrecks between 1850 and 1905. Many lives were saved but tragically, eight lives were lost.Key, part of the Rocket Rescue equipment. T shaped metal key, round handle across the top and hexagonal shaped shaft and square end. Used to remove the end cap of the Dennett's Rocket to expose the propellant to be fused . 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