| Accession Number | NAVY13457 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
| Maker |
Stringer, Bevin Royce |
| Place made | South China Sea: Gulf of Tonkin |
| Date made | 8 May 1967 |
| Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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The commanding officer of the Guided Missile Destroyer HMAS Hobart (D39), Captain Guy Griffiths, ...
Description
The commanding officer of the Guided Missile Destroyer HMAS Hobart (D39), Captain Guy Griffiths, readies himself in a bosun's chair. He is preparing to transfer by highline to USS Samuel N Moore (DD-747) (not pictured). A handover meeting was scheduled as HMAS Hobart had resumed Sea Dragon operations in the Gulf of Tonkin on returning from an upkeep period in Subic Bay.