043893
Photograph 043893 Period 1970-1979HMAS SYDNEY LEAVING SYDNEY HARBOUR FOR THE LAST TIME, 1975-12.
042642 Accession Number: 042642
Description
Heavily hit by 8-inch gunfire and covering herself in a smoke screen, HMS Glowworm (H92), a 1,345-ton G Class destroyer, manoeuvring for an attack on the 14000-ton German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper. This action took place some 120 miles west of Trondheim, Norway, when Glowworm, badly damaged, rammed Admiral Hipper. As a result of this the Admiral Hipper suffered superficial damage to her bulwarks and outer compartments containing some 200 tons of meat stores. The ship was flooded with 500 tons of sea water. The forward starboard torpedo tube mount was wrecked. After Glowworm sank thirty-two survivors from were picked up by Admiral Hipper. The destroyer’s captain, Lieutenant Commander Gerard Roope, was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross.
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042642
Photographer
Schroeder
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film polyester negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor K Hesketh
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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