NAVY00870 Accession Number: NAVY00870

Description

A group of seven multinational officers meet onboard the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne to discuss the program for SEATO exercise Sea Devil held in the South China Sea. Ships from six SEATO countries participated - including Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Thailand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Details

Accession Number
NAVY00870
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Date Made
April 1962
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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