HMAS Diamantina

http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Diamantina_%28I%29

HMAS DIAMANTINA was ordered as part of Australia's shipbuilding program during the Second World War. Twelve of these Australian built frigates were to enter service with the Royal Australian Navy. A further ten were ordered but cancelled as the war drew to a close.

DIAMANTINA took her name from the river which rises in the region of the Kerby and McKinlay Ranges some 300 miles south of the Gulf of Carpentaria, and flows in a south westerly direction through Central Queensland.

DIAMANTINA commissioned at Hervey Bay, Queensland, on 27 April 1945 under the command of LCDR Maurice G. Rose RANVR. She proceeded the same day for Sydney where she remained until 24 May.

In June she completed her trials before proceeding to New Guinea, arriving at Madang from Cairns on 23 June, and then sailed to Torokina in the Solomons Islands to await the arrival of the Governor-General, His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, to provide transport to Saposa Island. This assignment was subsequently cancelled, but on 5 July DIAMANTINA proceeded to Saposa with Lieutenant Generals Sturdee and Savige and several of their staff officers embarked.

On 7 July DIAMANTINA carried out a bombardment of Sohana Island before leaving Saposa to return to Torokina. Departing Torokina on 17 July, DIAMANTINA returned to the Saposa area and on 18 July took up a firing position off the east coast of Taiof Island for a second bombardment of Japanese batteries located on Sohana Island. A few minutes after the scheduled firing was completed, one Japanese heavy gun opened fire and a few shots fell harmlessly 400 yards astern.

http://www.navy.gov.au/HMAS_Diamantina_%28I%29

Special FX Exhibition
http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/previous/specialFX.php
Scitech: producers
http://www.scitech.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=222&Itemid=274

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http://www.puffgames.com/pearldiver/

Pearl Diving

Good sight for pearl diving heritage
http://www.divingheritage.com/pearldivingkern.htm

Sight with dive helmets: Heinke Pearler helmet
http://www.classicdiver.org/hdsseap1.html

Quote
The shallow water helmet has been around since the early 1800's
http://www.divingheritage.com/shallowwater.htm

Dangers of early pearl diving
http://www.karipearls.com/diving-dangers.html

Design Ideas

The maritime has lots of good spaces to have interactive features.

Idea 1: The Diver

http://www.karipearls.com/images/australian-pearl-diver.jpg

*Create a game where the players have to keep the diver alive while he collects pearls.
1 or 2 Player
Projection screen
Air pumping reel
Left and right controls
Gages at the side of screen to show if pumping too fast or too slow
Time limit


Idea 2: Find a Ship

http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2010/Jan/Week2/15518782.jpg

*Find the sunken ship
An interactive game where the player is given clues as to where different ships have sunk and then they have to answer multiple choice questions.
Time limit
Points given for high and correct answers
Good site for Queensland shipwrecks:
Queensland Museum



Idea 3: A day in the life

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*A projection booth of a day on a ship out at sea. Short film.
Will require actors to film.
Projector.
Cross section of a ship

Maritime Museum: Melbourne

http://www.pollywoodside.com.au/

Beside the face that the information on this site is wrong. It looks good but not very interactive. You can't enlarge the images and nothing really entices you to go. Looks better than the Brisbane one though!

Maritime Museum: Sydney

http://www.anmm.gov.au/site/page.cfm

Australians are closely linked to the sea through commerce, defence, exploration, adventure, sport and play. Our oceans and waterways have influenced our development...and who we are.

The museum captures these themes with fascinating artefacts, lively exhibitions, fun activities and even the chance to board ships and experience life on the water. Explore today!
Museum is free!

Nautical feel. Professional pictures, interactive site.

Activities

Prove Your A Pirate
Is a pirate's life for you? Care to read some pirate stories? Learn about pirates past, present and future when you take the fun, interactive pirate's quiz.

Race against the hourglass and beware the consequences if you answer incorrectly. Or enter the library to read pirate stories of infamy and adventure.

Maritime Trivia
Amaze friends and family with your maritime trivia knowledge!

* Can you name all 11 ships of the First Fleet?
* Where can you find Australia II?
* What are blackbirders?

Find out the answers to these questions and other random trivia facts right here. Test yourself or others. Ready? Good luck!

Maritime Museum: San Diego

http://www.sdmaritime.org/
The mission of the Maritime Museum of San Diego is to serve as the community memory of our seafaring experience by collecting, preserving, and presenting our rich maritime heritage and historic connections with the Pacific world.


Modern but with old map bg's. Better look.
Interesting to search around

Maritime Museum: Brisbane

http://www.maritimemuseum.com.au/

QUEENSLAND MARITIME MUSEUM
Engaging Our Maritime Heritage

Located on the Brisbane River at the southern end of South Bank Parklands the Queensland Maritime Museum is open to visitors every day of the year except 24 December to 26 December and Good Friday. Reduced trading hours occur Anzac Day. With low admission costs and a wide range of interesting maritime displays the Museum attracts over 35,000 visitors per annum including families, school groups, tour groups, inter-state and international visitors.



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Site needs major development!!
New photos
Needs a color theme
Old maps/nautical