NAVY13464
Photograph NAVY13464 Vietnam, 1962-1975R51596 Petty Officer Quartermaster Gunner (POQMG) Ernest Leon 'Slim' Summerton on watch as an anti-aircraft control action lookout onboard the Guided Missile Destroyer HMAS Hobart in the Tonkin Gulf.
NAVY13466 Accession Number: NAVY13466
Description
The Guided Missile Destroyer HMAS Hobart on operations in the Gulf of Tonkin. A fire control sailor (obscured) mans the Mark 68 Director for the Gunnery Control System during action stations off the North Vietnamese coast. Using binoculars, he is maintaining a visual lookout to determine gun fire flashes from shore batteries. He will then alert the bridge which will take evasive action, changing course, to manoeuvre out of range.
Details
Accession Number
NAVY13466
Photographer
Bevin Royce Stringer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Date Made
12 May 1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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