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MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-06. A CAPTURED JAPANESE BARGE MARKED AB588 IN USE AS A CARGO CARRYING VESSEL. ALLIED SHIPPING LIE IN ANCHORAGE AT THE BACKGROUND.
Milne Bay, New Guinea. 1944-04-06. A captured Japanese barge, marked AB588, being used as a cargo carrying vessel. Moored in the right background is the Motor Vessel Anshun which had been refloated by
MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA. 1944-04-05. THE MOTOR VESSEL "ANSHUN" FLOATING AT A WHARF AFTER BEING RAISED FROM THE HARBOUR BY THE COMMONWEALTH SALVAGE MARINE SERVICE. THE SHIP, SUNK BY SHELLFIRE FROM A JAPA
Milne Bay, New Guinea. 1944-04-06. A photograph taken through a port hole of the salvaged Motor Vessel Anshun showing allied shipping at anchor in the Bay.
The derelict Japanese barge in the foreground stands as a silent reminder of an unsuccessful Japanese attack on Milne Bay on 9 August 1942. It is probably one of nine barges destroyed by Curtiss Kitt
MILNE BAY, NEW GUINEA, AUSTRALIA. 1944-06-14/02. THE AK94 A VESSEL OF THE 12TH SMALL SHIPS COMPANY, TAKING LANDING BARGE STANCHIONS ABOARD AS SHE STANDS OFF KWIARI.
A scene from the Headquarters, Milne Bay base Sub Area, close to the Japanese landing point in their attack on Milne Bay in August 1942. Large allied cargo ships now lie at anchor.
