CDs who served on the 'Gunline'

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The forward Mount 51 is missing because a shell exploded in the barel - fuze problem. </div> <div> Apparently happened to other USN ships at this time - all ammo dumped over the side........</div> <bR> <div> ************************************************</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>Naval Operations, Vietnam - Offshore</U></B><B>:</B></div> <bR> <div> In March '67, HMAS Hobart joined the US 7th Fleet to provide gunfire support missions. In 5 years of service RAN destroyers steamed over 397,000 miles and fired 102,546  5 inch rounds.</div> <bR> <div> <B>HMAS Hobar</B>t -       3 deployments and fired a total of 42,475 rounds in support of ground troops. </div> <bR> <div> <B>HMAS Perth </B>-          3 deployments, firing 30,711 rounds. </div> <bR> <div> <B>HMAS Brisbane</B> -   2 deployments, firing 15,651 rounds and </div> <bR> <div> <B>HMAS Vendetta</B> -    1 deployment, firing 13,709 rounds.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U>NGFS Call Signs:</U></B></div> <bR> <div> HMAS Hobart -       'Royal Purple'</div> <div> HMAS Perth -         'Gunpowder'</div> <div> HMAS Brisbane -   'Flamboyant'</div> <div> HMAS Vendetta -   'Premier'</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>GUNLINE CLEARANCE DIVERS - from  07 Mar '67 - 15 Oct  '71</U></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>HMAS HOBART 1</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Arial" ><B>ST</B></FONT><B> Deployment 07/03/67 - 27/09/67</B></div> <bR> <div> LSCD                R.L. Goodall</div> <div> ABCD               G.R. Bascombe</div> <bR> <div> <B>HMAS PERTH 1</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Arial" ><B>ST</B></FONT><B> </B><B>Deployment </B><B>02/09/67 - 10/04/68</B></div> <bR> <div> POCD               C.R. Thelan</div> <div> LSCD                H.R. Brankstone</div> <bR> <div> <B>HMAS HOBART 2</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Arial" ><B>ND</B></FONT><B> </B><B>Deployment </B><B>22/03/68 - 11/10/68</B></div> <bR> <div> LSCD               W. Miezkuc</div> <div> ABCD               S.C. Howarth</div> <bR> <div> <B>HMAS PERTH 2</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Arial" ><B>ND</B></FONT><B> </B><B>Deployment </B><B>19/09/68 - 20/04/1969</B></div> <bR> <div> LSCD               H.R. Brankstone </div> <div> ABCD               P.A. Lofts</div> <bR> <div> <B>HMAS BRISBANE 1</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Arial" ><B>ST</B></FONT><B> </B><B>Deployment </B><B>20/03/69 - 13/10/69</B></div> <bR> <div> POCD               W.G. Burrows</div> <div> ABCD                D.S. Allan</div> <bR> <div> <B>HMAS VENDETTA 1</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Arial" ><B>ST</B></FONT><B> </B><B>Deployment </B><B>15/09/69 - 11/04/70</B></div> <bR> <div> POCD               M.J. Currie</div> <div> ABCD               G.D. Simmons</div> <bR> <div> <B>HMAS HOBART 3</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Arial" ><B>RD</B></FONT><B> </B><B>Deployment </B><B>16/03/70 - 17/10/70</B></div> <bR> <div> POCD                G.A. Johnstone</div> <div> ABCD                G.E. Miller</div> <bR> <div> <B>HMAS PERTH 3</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Arial" ><B>RD</B></FONT><B> </B><B>Deployment </B><B>14/09/1970 - 08/04/71</B></div> <bR> <div> POCD               F.K. Asher</div> <div> ABCD               D.S. Allan</div> <bR> <div> <B>HMAS BRISBANE 2</B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Arial" ><B>ND</B></FONT><B> </B><B>Deployment </B><B>16/03/1971 - 15/10/71</B></div> <bR> <div> POCD               B.P. Paulsen</div> <div> ABCD               R. A. Barclay </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I>from 'RAN IN VIETNAM' by Denis Fairfax</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>