Not a nice way to start the New Year, with the sad news (discovered on Facebook,) that well known identity WOMTP Ken Corrie had lost his long battle with cancer...

Many will have know Ken, either from their time at HMAS Tarangau, as I did, or perhaps when he an instructor at HMAS Nirimba, or his time in the Fleet, or more recently from amongst the ex-Navy fraternity in the Shoalhaven area...



I would like to add my personal condolences to his wife Krys and their extended family...

At 75 years young, still taken much too soon... Rest on your oars Sailor, your journey's done...

Ken Corrie
R57649
Ex-WOMTP
1967 MECH. Intake
Feb 67 to Dec 84
Nirimba x2, Cerberus x2, Anzac, Warrago, Creswell, Perth, Melbourne, Tarangau, Stalwart, Derwent, Torrens, Stirling x2, Kuttabul

Ken is being remembered by his former shipmates on both the HMAS Nirimba RANATE and RAN Stokers/ Chippies Facebook pages...

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Rick Pengilly
WEBMASTER
Ex-CPOMTH3
R42630
13th MOBI Intake
July'62 to July'74
HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Melbourne - HMAS Cerberus - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Lonsdale - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Brisbane

RIP Ken Corrie, you were a good guy.

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Graeme 'Smiley' Rhodes
R94714
Ex-CPOMTP(D)5
Jan'65 Leeuwin Intake (10th) - Jan'66 Nirimba Intake (20th)
Jan'65 to Mar '88
Leeuwin, Nirimba, Stalwart, Samarai, Lae, Penguin, Curlew, Buccaneer, Navy Office, Barbette, Cairns, RANTTU (based in Port Moresby), Stirling, Bunbury.

Saw Ken about a month ago at the Country Club. He often asked me about posting things on the website.

Rest in peace mate.

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John Kelly (WEBMASTER)
R42620
Ex-WOMTH
13th MOBI Intake
July'62 to July'83
Nirimba x3 - Rushcutter - Sydney x2 (Carrier) - Melbourne (Carrier) - Penguin - Kuttabul - Creswell x3 - Stalwart x2 - Brisbane.

Your watch is over now Ken. Rest on your oars.

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Steve Shepherd
R43062
Ex-CPOMTH3
18th MOBI Intake
Jan 65 to Jan 78
Nirimba,Sydney,Vampire,Tarangau,Albatross, Stalwart,Creswell.

Served with Ken in Vampire just before she paid off (seems to be missing from his posting list). Great guy taken far too early and will be sadly missed.

RIP Ken your watch is done, FME.

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Mike (Pony) Moore
O42860
Ex-LT GLEN(ME)
16th MOBI intake
Jan 64 - Jul 88.
Anzac, Nirimba, Stalwart, Moresby, Creswell, Waterhen, Penguin, Vampire, GMGID (PJP), Coonawarra, Attack, Ardent, Cook, Kuttabull, Cerberus.

May your walls know joy; May every room hold laughter and every window open to great possibility.

Not sure if I did cross paths at Nirimba, but still sad to hear of his passing.

RIP Ken

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Brian Carney
R43371
Ex-WOMTP5
22nd Mobi Intake
Jan 67 - Jan 89
RANATE, Sydney, Swan, Creswell, Stalwart (FMU), Cerberus, Derwent, Nirimba, Parramatta, Nirimba, FHQ (FMMO).

Have a lot of great memories of Ken, when we served together on Torrens we had many laughs, beers and a few shenanigans .
RIP old mate. We will remember you.

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Greg Eade
R43098
Ex-CPOMTH4
19th MOBI Intake
July 65-July 85
Nirimba, Sydney, Perth, Stalwart, Harman(Navy Office), Melbourne, Harman, Torrens, Nirimba, Harman.

Life is so much funnier when you have a dirty mind...

Farewell Ken, only had a couple of years with you on Stalwart. Good times in 2 Chief's Mess. Fair skies and following seas mate.

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Chris O'Keefe
R43136
Ex WO Chippy
19th MOBI Intake
July 65 to July 85
HMAS Nirimba X 4 -Penguin-Sydney-Queenborough - Creswell - Moreton - Stalwart - Platypus - Coonawarra Reconstruction Team 76 - Platypus - Hobart - Cerberus - FHQ - Coonawarra.

Anyone can be ordinary. Shipwrights choose to be extraordinary!

Sad news served with Ken at Tarangau lovely guy will be sadly missed

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Henry Schubert
R42972
Ex WOMTH
17th MOBI Intake
July 64 - July 85
Nirimba x 2, Sydney, Lonsdale x 3, Tarangau, Melbourne, Coonawarra, Kuttabul, Stalwart, Jervis Bay, Penguin, Tonga Defence Cooperation, Cerberus Hobart, Harman.

BTW Henry, I know, but how come Tarangau isn't in your list of postings..?

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Rick Pengilly
WEBMASTER
Ex-CPOMTH3
R42630
13th MOBI Intake
July'62 to July'74
HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Melbourne - HMAS Cerberus - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Lonsdale - HMAS Tarangau - HMAS Nirimba - HMAS Brisbane