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Originally Posted by Padre The Royal Australian Navy men killed in the Vietnam War on HMAS Hobart were killed by which country and with what weapon? |
HMAS Hobart
3 Tours: 7 Mar 67 - 27 Sep 67, 22 Mar 68 -11 Oct 68, 6 Mar 70 -17 Oct 70
Between 1967 and 1971, Australian destroyers were attached to the United States Seventh fleet for six-month tours of duty. HMAS Hobart was the first Australian destroyer deployed. During her second deployment to Vietnam, Hobart was accidentally attacked by US aircraft. The ship was damaged and two Australians were killed. During her second deployment Hobart was under fire on three occasions. The deployment was mainly involved in NGFS in support of a joint Australian/ARVN sweep between the Long Hai hills and the coastline
Source:
http://www.vvaa.org.au/oob.htm
The Hobart was attacked by missles from 7th Airforce jets. For a complete story of the attack go here:
http://www.gunplot.net/vietnam/hobartvietnam.html
The Hobart also recieved The United States Navy Unit Commendation for her service.
Source:
http://www.vvaa.org.au/hobart.htm