Making smoke, HMAS Quiberon Accession Number: ART24181

Description

Destroyers making smokescreen, exercises and maneuvers; unidentified destroyer making smoke as part of an exercise during a sweep of the, part of HMAS Quiberon in foreground.

This is one of 3 illustrations Norton drew inspired by his deployment to HMAS Quiberon on deployment with the Eastern Fleet from 5 - 18th February 1944. The drawings were reproduced in H.M.A.S. Mk. III The RANs third Book.

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Accession Number
ART24181
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and ink with yellow wash
Measurement
Sheet: 22.8 x 27.3 cm
Medium
pen and ink with yellow wash on paper
Date Made
1944
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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