Description
The RAN destroyer HMAS Hobart (1965-2000), is participating in Operation Sea Dragon, in the Gulf of Tonkin, off the coast of North Vietnam. R57060 Able Seaman Fire Control (ABFC) Desmond Ernest Leonard, wearing an uninflated life jacket, uses tinsnips to cut retaining strips which hold a load of 5 inch shells together, during the transfer of ammunition from the USN ship USS Rainier AE-5.
Details
Accession Number
NAVY13952
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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