P01103.004 Accession Number: P01103.004

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AT SEA OFF CRETE, MEDITERRANEAN SEA, 1940-07-19. THE ITALIAN CRUISER BARTOLOMEO COLLEONI UNDER ATTACK BY HMAS SYDNEY, NEAR CAPE SPADA. PHOTOGRAPHED BY A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH NAVY, PROBABLY ABOARD HMS HYPERION.

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Accession Number
P01103.004
Photographer
John Stanley Pearce
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1940-07-19
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor W J Pearce
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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