The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
HMT "Queen Mary" and HMT "Queen Elizabeth" transports at anchor together at Trincomalee. A call for oil and water during the trip from Australia to the Middle East. The escorting cruiser HMAS "Australia" extreme right is alongside the oiling berth also refuelling - while a Seagull amphibian and a land based aircraft constantly patrol. (The third ship of the convoy "Aquatania" is outside the boom defence of the harbour).
Depicts the troopship ship, HMT Queen Mary, seen from the top deck of the HMT Queen Elizabeth during the convoy's passage from Fremantle, Western Australia to Trincomalee, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) . HM
Trincomalee; tanker, anti-aircraft, refuelling; British Merchant Navy; unidentified soldiers watching refuelling operations; Shell Company tanker Scalantor, part of upper deck of SS Queen Elizabeth (b
Believed to be the first occasion that these two trans-Atlantic liners have met in service. HMT "Queen Elizabeth" (two funnels) is outward bound from Sydney after fitting out for troop carrying and HM
A.I.F troops during morning P.T on sports deck, between funnle's of HMT "Queen Elizabeth". In the background is HMT "Queen Mary", Indian Ocean.
While embarking troops the transfer receives a coat of light grey paint. Harbour craft are dwarfed by this giant and the floating crane "Titan" appears to have lost much of its bulk. HMT "Queen Mary"
HMT "Queen Elizabeth", "Queen Mary" and "Aquitania" at anchor in Sange Roads of Fremantle. Alongside at the dock is the escorting cruiser HMAS "Australia". The drawing was made from the Signal Station
