The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
HMS "Chitral" passing HMT "Duntroon" in the Indian Ocean. Before her conversion to an Armed Merchant Cruiser, "Chitral" was a P&O liner, employed on the England - Australia and England - Far Eastern run. She carried First and Second class passengers, general refrigerated cargoes and mail. Officers regarded her as the Queen of Armed Merchant Cruisers, Indian Ocean.
A P&O liner now an Armed Merchant Cruiser of the Royal Navy, on escort duty to a convoy of troopships turning A.I.F from the Middle East. The troopships seen are "Duntroon", "Holbrook", "Mendoza" and
Escorting a convoy of troopships from the Middle East, the Royal Navy Armed Merchant Cruiser "Chitral" is steaming to a position between convoy and an unidentified vessel which lookouts have reported.
H.M. TRANSPORT DUNTROON, AT SEA 1942-05-12. TRANSHIPMENT OF NEWSREELS TO ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER "CHITRAL" FROM HMT. "DUNTROON". BOTH SHIPS STOPPED IN MID-OCEAN AND THE TRANSFER WAS EFFECTED BY SHIP'S
Armed Merchant Cruiser (ex Blue Funnel Liner) on fire and sitting on Colombo Harbour bottom as the result of a Japanese air-raid a day or so previously. Drawn from HMT "Duntroon" out in anchorage. The
Dark blue satin marching banner with applique scroll design and lettering, and a cotton gold fringing along lower edge. Across the top is 'AIF HMAS MANOORA RAAF' and beneath is the ship's badge with t
Small steel disc mounted between a curved steel arm shaped to provide a hand hold between the user's finger and thumb. The disc is hand engraved on each side with a series of partial letters arranged