RMS Queen Mary
Art ART96266 Second World War, 1939-1945RMS Queen Mary was a ocean liner that served as a troop transport ship during the Second World War.
SS Tanda Accession Number: ART96268
Description
British Merchant vessel which was torpedoed and sunk off the coast of Mangalore in the Arabian Sea in July 1944. It was on route from Melbourne to Bombay via Colombo. During the First World War the vessel had been commissioned as a hospital ship HMAS Madras.
Details
Accession Number
ART96268
Artist
C.V. Wright
Classification
Art
Object Type
Painting
Measurement
Sheet: 29.9 x 45.8 cm
Medium
watercolour, pencil on paper on board
Date Made
c.1930-1944
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donated 2014
Copyright
Copyright unknown
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