Description
The RAN guided missile destroyer, HMAS Hobart (II) D39, has returned to Sydney after completing its first deployment to Vietnam, where it was attached to the US Seventh Fleet for six months. It was engaged in operational duties, shelling North Vietnamese shore installations and logistics support craft. Here R93166 Leading Seaman Stores Assistant Naval (LSAN) Kevin John Birss, embraces and kisses his wife Denise, who came to meet him at the wharf.
Details
Accession Number
NAVY14211
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Acetate
Measurement
Overall: 12.5 cm x 10 cm
Image: 12 cm x 9.5 cm
Date Made
27 September 1967
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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