NAVY18348 Accession Number: NAVY18348

Description

During a visit to the RAN guided missile destroyer HMAS Perth (II) D38 off the coast of Vietnam, Sir John Wilton, Chairman Chiefs of Staff Committee (third from left), discusses towing arrangments which are always rigged while the ship is off the coast of Vietnam. Left to right: Commander Geoffrey John Woolrych (Commanding Officer of escort ship, HMAS Derwent ?); Major General Arthur Leslie MacDonald, Commander Australian Force Vietnam (AFV); Sir John Wilton; Captain David Willoughby Leach, Commanding Officer HMAS Perth; and Lieutenant Commander David Henry Thomson, Executive Officer HMAS Perth.

Details

Accession Number
NAVY18348
Maker
RAN Public Relations
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c September-October 1968
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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