A deck midships - HMT "Duntroon" Accession Number: ART21061

Description

Formerly the "A" Class dancing space on a coastal liner this deck now accommodates troops who sleep in hammocks and keep their gear in kit rakes built either side of the funnel uptake. When not in use hammocks are lashed up. At night, or in bad werather, windows (blacked out) are closed and a couple of dim blue lights indicate the position of doors etc, Indian Ocean.

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Accession Number
ART21061
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pencil on paper
Measurement
sheet: 29.2 x 43.6 cm
Medium
pencil with black ink on paper
Date Made
1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under official war art scheme 1942
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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