The RAN guided missile destroyer HMAS Perth (II) D38 is on operational duties with the US Seventh ...

Accession Number NAVY15263
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Maker RAN Public Relations
Place made At sea, Vietnam
Date made c January 1968
Conflict Vietnam, 1962-1975
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
Creative Commons License This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
Description

The RAN guided missile destroyer HMAS Perth (II) D38 is on operational duties with the US Seventh Fleet in Vietnamese waters. Here Surgeon Lieutenant Bruce James Cheffins (left), rubs ointment into the shoulder of Able Seaman Weapons Mechanic (ABWM) Lawrence John Rinehart, who was injured in a football match.

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