NAVY13939 Accession Number: NAVY13939

Description

The RAN destroyer HMAS Hobart (1965-2000), is participating in Operation Sea Dragon, in the Gulf of Tonkin, off the coast of North Vietnam. Crew members on board HMAS Hobart are stowing ammunition received from the USN ammunition ship USS Virgo AE-30. All ammunition is being carried away from the highline dump by hand. Here R58849 Tactical Operator (TO) John Raymond Buckley (left) and R58557 TO Graeme James Edwards are carrying a wooden box which holds two 5 inch shells, on 52 gun deck.

Details

Accession Number
NAVY13939
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
2 August 1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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