| Accession Number | P02562.014 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Place made | Philippines: Luzon |
| Date made | July 1968 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Subic Bay, Philippines. A hand points to the remains of a damaged grinder in the Machine Shop of ...
Description
Subic Bay, Philippines. A hand points to the remains of a damaged grinder in the Machine Shop of the Guided Missile Destroyer HMAS Hobart II (D39) which had been hit by three missiles. On 17 June 1968, the Hobart was engaged in surveillance, along with other US Navy warships, of a North Vietnamese radar station on Tiger Island, east of Cap Lay, when a USAF F-4 fighter aircraft, which had been evaluated as friendly, fired three missiles. The first missile struck Hobart amidships on the starboard side, the next two missiles being fired three and a half minutes later. Two men were killed by the attack, Ordinary Seaman R. J. Butterworth with the first missile and Chief Petty Officer Hunt with the third and others were wounded. The ship spent four weeks in Subic Bay being repaired and by 26 July 1968 was back on the gun line ten miles south east of Da Nang in support of the 2nd Brigade ROK Marine Corps.