NAVY14656 Accession Number: NAVY14656

Description

The RAN guided missile destroyer HMAS Perth (II) D38 is engaged in Operation Sea Dragon with the US Seventh Fleet, just north of the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) of Vietnam. The operations are aimed at destroying waterborne logistic craft taking supplies from North Vietnam into the south. Amid a maze of flashing lights, illuminated charts and electronic equipment, R62485 Leading Seaman Radar Plotter Ronald Walsh, of Cairns, Qld, checks his radar plotter in the operations room of HMAS Perth. The Perth is about to open fire with her 5 inch guns, on North Vietnamese shore batteries.

Details

Accession Number
NAVY14656
Maker
Wayne Linus Grant
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 120
Brand: Kodak - Safety Film
Date Made
c October 1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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