NAVY14667 Accession Number: NAVY14667

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. In the boiler room of the Perth, R64627 Mechanical Engineer (ME) Robin Lindsay Hobson, of Kogarah, NSW, checks the water level. Recently, HMAS Perth was shelled while making a run against enemy gun emplacements, and was hit on the aft gun mount.

Details

Accession Number
NAVY14667
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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