Jack Tar Ceremony for HMAS Voyager

On Thursday 9 February, a commemoration will honour the survivors of HMAS Voyager as well as those who went down with the ship.

The Naval Association of Australia is issuing an invitation to survivors and descendants of the tragedy, current and former RAN personnel, friends and families to attend the ceremony. Sailors from HMAS Moreton will be attending the commemoration.

This year the Naval Association of Australia is also extending the invitation to former crew members of HMAS Melbourne.

At this ceremony, the Voyager story will be told by Captain John Cowan, currently serving in Fleet Command and Joint Operations Command Maritime.

The ceremony will remember the 82 sailors who died on the night of 10 February 1964 and the 232 survivors who carried the memory for the rest of their lives. Three survivors from Brisbane will be in attendance.

The idea of commemorating the legacy of one or two people every month is drawn from the Australian War Memorial’s moving Sunset Ceremony held every day of the year. The short ceremony is usually held at 11am on the last Thursday of every month at the Jack Tar statue in the South Brisbane Memorial Park. (This year it is earlier in the month due to the timing of Navy Week 2023).

For more information, please contact Jayne Keogh 0418 882408 or media [at] navalassocqld.org.au (media[at]navalassocqld[dot]org[dot]au)