|
Incoming Rounds
These photos attest to the fact that life at sea can get to be exciting at
times. Those of us who were there, remember this day well.
During a shore bombardment mission, on
March 2, 1967, Canberra was struck by
counter battery fire from ashore. We sustained with two hits on the port
side amidships and some minor shrapnel damage from near misses, on the starboard
side.
To view a copy of the actual deck log from this date, click on Swabbie.
Click on the photos below to see a larger image.
|
 |
A very rare photo, indeed. Alan Dalrymple (IC3) took this shot and was
luck, in more ways than one. Tuner mentions this in an article in the
Sea Stories section.
(AD) |
| Port side, near mount 31. Shrapnel damage.
(SH) |
 |
|
 |
Inside the equipment room that was hit.
(SH) |
|
Below secondary conn, above mount 33.
(SH) |
 |
|
 |
Cantrell EM1 wearing a "borrowed" OS division helmet.
(SH) |
| Boeth IC2 with Sorrell (?) EM3.
(SH) |
 |
|
 |
No. It wasn't being worn, at the time.
(SH) |
| Starboard side, outside the IC shop.
(SH) |
 |
|
 |
By the ladder to the IC shop.
(SH) |
| Off the main deck, by the IC shop, looking at the sea.
(SH) |
 |
|
 |
Chief Flodman was NOT a happy camper.
(SH) |
Revised:
Saturday, October 12, 2002
|
