Title:
Puppy aboard U.S.S. Harnett County
Object ID:
2016.296.10
Object Name:
Print, Photographic
Date:
1970
Description:
Set of 3 prints of a color photograph showing a small puppy at the stern of the U.S.S. Harnett County (AGP-821). The photograph shows the young dog climbing over a metal ledge with the stern anchor cable running overhead and off the stern of the ship. A set of wooden shelves can be seen to the dog's left as well. As with other photographs in the set, this one was likely taken in 1970 during the ship's service in the Rach Gia Bay or Bassac River in Vietnam.It is a copy from the CDs in this accession.
Original, the Harnett County was built and commissioned as LST-821 in World War II before being converted into a Patrol Craft Tender (AGP) and used in Vietnam. The ship was eventually transferred into the South Vietnamese Navy and renamed HQ-800 T.X.H. My Tho. Prior to the fall of South Vietnam, the ship was again transferred, this time to the Philippine Navy where it was renamed LT-57 BRP Sierre Madre. The vessel is still technically in service as the Sierra Madre, though it is no longer operational. Instead, it sits grounded on the Ayungin Shoal in the Spratley Islands, acting as a forward outpost with marines stationed there to maintain territorial rights over the area.
Original, the Harnett County was built and commissioned as LST-821 in World War II before being converted into a Patrol Craft Tender (AGP) and used in Vietnam. The ship was eventually transferred into the South Vietnamese Navy and renamed HQ-800 T.X.H. My Tho. Prior to the fall of South Vietnam, the ship was again transferred, this time to the Philippine Navy where it was renamed LT-57 BRP Sierre Madre. The vessel is still technically in service as the Sierra Madre, though it is no longer operational. Instead, it sits grounded on the Ayungin Shoal in the Spratley Islands, acting as a forward outpost with marines stationed there to maintain territorial rights over the area.
Place:
Vietnam
Copyright:
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