RAN Daring class destroyer HMAS Duchess (D154) has been serving as an escort to troop transports to vietnam nov 1969. F1 submachine gun f-1 australia a
On a voyage to join the Commonwealth Strategic Reserve, R65060 Able Seaman Quartermaster Gunner (ABQMG) Robert John Budd (right), of Liverpool, NSW, shoots at a moving target in the water, during an F1sub machine gun firing practice. ABQMG Budd is firing from the forecastle of the Duchess. Unidentified crew members stand at the left. The ship is making its way to Singapore AWM#NAVY20641