121483 Accession Number: 121483

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BETANO, PORTUGUESE TIMOR 1945-12-15. ONE OF THE GUNS OF THE WRECKED AND RUSTING HMAS VOYAGER. THE DESTROYER CAME TO TIMOR BRINGING THE MAIN BODY OF THE 2/4TH INDEPENDENT COMPANY TO REINFORCE THE 2/2ND INDEPENDENT COMPANY. 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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Accession Number
121483
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
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Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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