NAVY14664 Accession Number: NAVY14664

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. Rugged up against the unpredictable weather in the Gulf of Tonkin, Sub Lieutenant James Harry Gault, of Box Hill, Vic, keeps watch on the flag deck. Recently, HMAS Perth was shelled while making a run against enemy gun emplacements, and was hit on the aft gun mount.

Details

Accession Number
NAVY14664
Maker
Wayne Linus Grant
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Measurement
Overall: 2 7/16 in x 2 7/16 in
Image: 2 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in
Date Made
c October 1967
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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