NAVY13455B Accession Number: NAVY13455B

Description

A religious service is held onboard the Guided Missile Destroyer HMAS Hobart during a respite from operations in the Tonkin Gulf. Protestant Chaplain R A Propst, USN (centre) conducts the service as officers and men bow their heads in prayer. The chaplain had transferred by helicopter from the USS Kittyhawk.

Details

Accession Number
NAVY13455B
Photographer
Bevin Royce Stringer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Measurement
Overall: 2 5/16 in x 2 7/16 in
Image: 2 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in
Date Made
7 May 1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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