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, R64758 Able Seaman Radar Plotter Peter James Eveille, of Arncliffe, NSW, checks his radar plotter in the operations room of HMAS Perth. The Perth, which was recently shelled while making a run against enemy gun emplacements, is about to open fire with her 5 inch guns on North Vietnamese shore batteries.
Details
Accession Number
NAVY14657
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Format: 120
Brand: Kodak - Safety Film
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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