043893
Photograph 043893 Period 1970-1979HMAS SYDNEY LEAVING SYDNEY HARBOUR FOR THE LAST TIME, 1975-12.
042610 Accession Number: 042610
Description
The wrecks of two unidentified German destroyers, possibly Georg Thiele (Z2) and Bernd von Arnim (Z11), which were abandoned and blown up by their crews on 13 April 1940 after they had run out of ammunition during the Second Battle of Narvik when a British force consisting of the battleship HMS Warspite and nine destroyers attacked and destroyed the German naval forces surviving from the First Battle of Narvik, fought on 10 April.
Details
Accession Number
042610
Photographer
Schroeder
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film polyester negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
June1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor K Hesketh
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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