H19476 Accession Number: H19476

Description

HMAS Una at anchor. The Royal Australian Navy patrol vessel Una was the German ship Komet until captured by Australians at Komethafen on the Talasea (or Talassia) north coast of New Britain on 11 October 1914.

Details

Accession Number
H19476
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c 1915
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession H19476

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