The RAN guided missile destroyer HMAS Hobart has arrived back at Garden Island, NSW, after ...

Accession Number NAVY18161
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original negative 120 safety base
Maker RAN Public Relations
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Potts Point, Garden Island
Date made 11 October 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 Hobart has arrived back at Garden Island, NSW, after completing its second deployment to Vietnam. The crew are being met by friends and family. Here R94055 Electrical Mechanic Weapons Electronics (EMWE) Allen Peter Kirkman greets his wife, and holds and kisses his four week old daughter for the first time.

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