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 R58557 Tactical Operator (TO) Graham James Edwards (left) and R63052 Able Seaman Quartermaster Gunner (ABQMG) Neil James Snook are carrying a wooden box which holds two 5 inch shells, on 52 gun deck.
Details
Accession Number
NAVY13940
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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