HMAS Hobart with the US Seventh Fleet off Vietnam, 1968
This painting shows the RAN destroyer HMAS Hobart in 1968 with an unidentified ship of the US 7th Fleet off the coast of Vietnam. The splashes are from shells which have been fired from coastal batteries.
- About Ramon (Ray) Francis Honisett
Ray was born in Perth, Australia and travelled to England to study art in London. He supported himself by working as a freelance illustrator. On his return to Australia, he settled in Melbourne and worked as a stamp designer and a marine and military aviation artist.
Fellow of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). RMIT is ranked number 1 in Australia and 15 in the world for Art and Design placing the School of Art in the top echelon of the world’s art and photographic educational institutions.
Ray was the first professional artist to paint in the Australian Antarctic Territory. He has achieved acclaim and prominence as a maritime and aviation artist. His paintings are held by the Australian National Maritime Museum and the Australian War Memorial.
He died in October 2019.
- About HMAS Hobart (ll)
HMAS Hobart was one of three improved Charles F Adams Class, Guided Missile Destroyers (DDG) built in the United States for the RAN. The destroyers were referred to in the RAN as Perth Class DDGs and their primary role was air defence.
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