NAVY13456
Photograph NAVY13456 Vietnam, 1962-1975A visitor arrives in a bosun's chair onboard the Guided Missile Destroyer HMAS Hobart after a highline transfer from the USS Kittyhawk (not pictured). British freelance journalist Mr Norman Barry-Mai
NAVY13461 Accession Number: NAVY13461
Description
Mr Norman Barry-Maine, a visiting British freelance journalist, is seated in a bosun's chair in the Guided Missile Destroyer HMAS Hobart. He was being prepared for return by highline to a Wrangell class ammunition ship USS Diamond Head (not pictured). During his brief visit, he wrote an article on warships in the Gulf of Tonkin for publication in two Melbourne papers. Several unidentified sailors assist him while Lieutenant Commander Graeme Harris observes the activity in the background.
Details
Accession Number
NAVY13461
Photographer
Bevin Royce Stringer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Date Made
10 May 1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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