The new range finder Accession Number: ART21093

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A new range finder being lowered into position in HMAS Nizam alongside the destroyer depot ship HMS Woolwich at Trincomalee, Ceylon.

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Accession Number
ART21093
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: wash over pencil on paper
Measurement
Sheet: 40.7 x 29.2 cm
Medium
wash over pencil 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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