HMAS HOBART, (guided missile destroyer), with US Ships ST PAUL and BLUE, were fired on by North Vietnamese coastal batteries near Cap Bang, Vietnam. Enemy shells landed within 50 metres of the Australian destroyer.
Naval Historical Society of Australia
Preserving Australia's Naval History
HMAS HOBART, (guided missile destroyer), with US Ships ST PAUL and BLUE, were fired on by North Vietnamese coastal batteries near Cap Bang, Vietnam. Enemy shells landed within 50 metres of the Australian destroyer.
The painting of HMAS Warramunga reflects a major article in this edition which provides a potted history of the RAN in the Korean War. The images of HMAS Adelaide reference the article about Adelaide’s Boarding party. It was only resourceful action by the ship’s helicopter, directed by the Flight Commander, that enabled the Boarding Party to be safely recovered, thereby averting an international incident.