The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South China Sea. 1969-06-03. Extensively damaged port side of the American Allen M Sumner class destroyer USS Frank E Evans after coming into collision with the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne in the early hours of the morning. Several metres of the ship's side have been forced in towards the centre line. The port side triple torpedo mounting has lost its top tube and the after funnel is severely dented. This photograph was taken very shortly after the surviving crew had been rescued and the destroyer's stern section set adrift.
South China Sea. 1969-06-03. Extensively damaged port side of the American Allen M Sumner class destroyer USS Frank E Evans after coming into collision with the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbou
South China Sea. 1969-06-03. View of the extensively damaged stern section of the American Allen M Sumner class destroyer USS Frank E Evans after coming into collision with the Australian aircraft car
South China Sea. 1969-06-03. Debris from the American Allen M Sumner class destroyer USS Frank E Evans which landed on the flight deck of the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne after the two s
South China Sea. 1969-06-03. Extensively damaged forward end of the American Allen M Sumner class destroyer USS Frank E Evans after coming into collision with the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melb
South China Sea. 1969-06-03. The variable depth sonar streamed, the stern section of the American destroyer USS Frank E Evans (DD-754) has been cast adrift from the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Me
South China Sea. 1969-06-03. Extensively damaged American Allen M Sumner class destroyer USS Frank E Evans (DD-754) after coming into collision with the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne in t
