Coaling HMA ship (cruiser) at the West Indies Accession Number: ART13328

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Men of the West Indies are coaling a ship. HMAS Sydney and Melbourne carried out alternate patrols of the Caribbean (based in Jamaica) and the North Atlantic off Long Island (based at Halifax) between 1915 and 1916, as part of the North American and West Indies Squadron.

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Accession Number
ART13328
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Measurement
unframed: 40.3 cm x 51 cm
Medium
oil on plywood
Date Made
1936
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired under commission 1938
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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