NAVY08053 Accession Number: NAVY08053

Description

A cargo party of sailors onboard the troop transport HMAS Sydney carry out unloading operations to disembark soldiers from 1 Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR). In this activity, an army M113A1 armoured personnel carrier (APC) from 1 Troop, A Squadron, 4th/19 Prince of Wales's Light Horse Regiment is suspended from a shipboard crane as sailors on the flight deck attempt to lower it into a landing craft alongside (not in picture). An unidentified Australian Daring class destroyer, either HMAS Duchess or HMAS Vampire, is partly visible in the background.

Details

Accession Number
NAVY08053
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Date Made
c June 1965
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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