NAVY13454C Accession Number: NAVY13454C

Description

Several unidentified sailors handle palletted ammunition on the Mount 52 deck area onboard the Guided Missile Destroyer HMAS Hobart. They are positioning individual shells onto a hoist alongside this rear 5-inch gun. The ordnance will then be lowered into the magazine below. This activity took place in the Gulf of Tonkin.

Details

Accession Number
NAVY13454C
Photographer
Bevin Royce Stringer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Date Made
c May 1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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