NAVY15636B Accession Number: NAVY15636B

Description

The RAN converted aircraft carrier, HMAS Sydney (III) has dropped anchor at Vung Tau, South Vietnam, after bringing 291 reinforcements, and 280 tons of ordnance supplies, including 56 vehicles and 50 tons of explosives to the Australian force in Vietnam. Hovering above the deck, a US Army Skycrane helicopter lifts a truck from the deck of HMAS Sydney in prior to ferrying it ashore by air.

Details

Accession Number
NAVY15636B
Maker
RAN Public Relations
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 3 February 1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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