121480 Accession Number: 121480

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BETANO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR 1945-12-15. THE WRECK OF HMAS VOYAGER LOST WHEN DISEMBARKING MEN OF THE 2/4TH INDEPENDENT COMPANY ON 1945-09-25. DURING THE DISEMBARKATION SHE DRIFTED ONTO A SAND BANK AND BECAME EMBEDDED. UNABLE TO MOVE SHE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY DISABLED BY EXPLODING A DEPTH CHARGE IN HER. PRIOR TO THIS SHE WAS BOMBED BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT WHICH SCORED ONE HIT FOR THE LOSS OF ONE OF THEIR PLANES.

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121480
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Photograph
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Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
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1
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