Accession Number | P06322.042 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Transparency |
Maker |
Kearton, Desmond James |
Place made | Vietnam: South Vietnam, Saigon |
Date made | 1968 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC |
The Landing Ship Tank (LST), USS Madera County, (LST 905), moving slowly along a river in Saigon. ...
Description
The Landing Ship Tank (LST), USS Madera County, (LST 905), moving slowly along a river in Saigon. A Second World War veteran, LST 905 participated in the landings on Okinawa in 1945 and saw service in South Vietnam from 1966 - 1969 when it was leased to the Philippine Navy. It was purchased by the Philippine Navy in 1980 and was struck off in 1992. After 1992, the fate of this ship is unknown.