Accession Number | NAVY13939 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | South China Sea: Gulf of Tonkin |
Date made | 2 August 1967 |
Conflict |
Vietnam, 1962-1975 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
The RAN destroyer HMAS Hobart (1965-2000), is participating in Operation Sea Dragon, in the Gulf ...
Description
The RAN destroyer HMAS Hobart (1965-2000), is participating in Operation Sea Dragon, in the Gulf of Tonkin, off the coast of North Vietnam. Crew members on board HMAS Hobart are stowing ammunition received from the USN ammunition ship USS Virgo AE-30. All ammunition is being carried away from the highline dump by hand. Here R58849 Tactical Operator (TO) John Raymond Buckley (left) and R58557 TO Graeme James Edwards are carrying a wooden box which holds two 5 inch shells, on 52 gun deck.