The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Leading Tactical Operator P J Cockroft, R57842 is receiving a message from the USN Suribachi class ammunition ship USS Mauna Kea (not shown). He is using a 12-inch signal projector onboard the Guided Missile Destroyer HMAS Hobart. His ship was serving on Operation Sea Dragon off the coast of North Vietnam.
Leading Tactical Operator P J Cockroft, R57842 signals a sempahore message to the USN T3-S2-A3 class tanker USS Mispillion (not shown) during a refuelling evolution. His ship, the Guided Missile Dest
Leading Tactical Operator P J Cockroft, R57842 signals a sempahore message to the USN T3-S2-A3 class tanker USS Mispillion (not shown) during a refuelling evolution. His ship, the Guided Missile Dest
R35127 Chief Petty Officer E W Rose removes the top cover from a pallet of five inch shells received onboard the Guided Missile Destroyer HMAS Hobart. They had been supplied by the USN Wrangell Class
A work party strikes down a pallet of shells onboard the Guided Missile Destroyer HMAS Hobart. On replenishment from the USN Suribachi class ammuntion ship Mauna Kea, the projectiles were then broken
R62782 Tactical Operator Lance O'Connor (seated) is in voice communication with his counter-part, a USN sailor in USS Chandler (not pictured). R55958 Leading Tactical Operator Len Rodgers (standing)
The Guided Missile Destroyer HMAS Hobart astern of three USN warships on station in the Tonkin Gulf. The focsle is visible along with the twin Ordnance Mount Control (OMC) domes of Mount 51 (forward t
