P01878.014
Photograph P01878.014 Period 1960-1969South China Sea. 1969-06-03. Starboard bow view of the damaged aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne after the collision with the American destroyer USS Frank E Evans in the early hours of the morning.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
South China Sea. 1969-06-03. Port bow view of the damaged aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne after the collision with the American destroyer USS Frank E Evans in the early hours of the morning.
South China Sea. 1969-06-03. Starboard bow view of the damaged aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne after the collision with the American destroyer USS Frank E Evans in the early hours of the morning.

South China Sea. 1969-06-03. Port bow view of the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne after the collision with the American destroyer USS Frank E Evans in the early hours of the morning. The heat generate

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. 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. 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. Starboard bow view of the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne after the collision with the American destroyer USS Frank E Evans in the early hours of the morning. Fortunately
