A work party strikes down pallets of ammunition after replenishment by highline transfer from the ...

Accession Number NAVY13473B
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 13 May 1967
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
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Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

A work party strikes down pallets of ammunition after replenishment by highline transfer from the Suribachi class ammunition ship (AE) USS Haleakala (not visible). This activity took place around the Mount 52 space (rear turret) of the Guided Missile Destroyer HMAS Hobart during operations in the Tonkin Gulf.

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