CDs who served on the 'Gunline'

Naval Operations, Vietnam - Offshore:

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.

HMAS Hobart -       3 deployments and fired a total of 42,475 rounds in support of ground troops.

HMAS Perth -          3 deployments, firing 30,711 rounds.

HMAS Brisbane -   2 deployments, firing 15,651 rounds and

HMAS Vendetta -    1 deployment, firing 13,709 rounds.

NGFS Call Signs:

HMAS Hobart -      'Royal Purple'

HMAS Perth -         'Gunpowder'

HMAS Brisbane -  'Flamboyant'

HMAS Vendetta -  'Premier'

GUNLINE CLEARANCE DIVERS - from  07 Mar '67 - 15 Oct  '71

HMAS HOBART 1ST DEPLOYMENT 07/03/67 - 27/09/67

LSCD                R.L. GOODALL

ABCD               G.R. BASCOMBE

HMAS PERTH 1ST DEPLOYMENT 02/09/67 - 10/04/68

POCD               C.R. THELAN

LSCD                H.R. BRANKSTONE

HMAS HOBART 2ND DEPLOYMENT 22/03/68 - 11/10/68

LSCD               W. MIEZKUC

ABCD               S.C. HOWARD

HMAS PERTH 2ND DEPLOYMENT 19/09/68 - 20/04/1969

LSCD               H.R. BRANKSTONE

ABCD               P.A. LOFTS

HMAS BRISBANE 1ST DEPLOYMENT 20/03/69 - 13/10/69

POCD               W.G. BURROWS

ABCD                D.S. ALLAN

HMAS VENDETTA 1ST DEPLOYMENT  15/09/69 - 11/04/70

POCD               M.J. CURRIE

ABCD               G.D. SIMMONS

HMAS HOBART 3RD DEPLOYMENT 16/03/70 - 17/10/70

POCD                G.A. JOHNSTONE

ABCD                G.E. MILLER

HMAS PERTH 3RD DEPLOYMENT 14/09/1970 - 08/04/71

POCD               F.K. ASHER

ABCD               D.S. ALLAN

HMAS BRISBANE 2ND DEPLOYMENT 16/03/1971 - 15/10/71

POCD               B.P. PAULSEN

ABCD               R. A. BARCLAY

from 'RAN IN VIETNAM' by Denis Fairfax