300329
Photograph 300329 Period 1950-1959SYDNEY, NSW. C.1953. THE CORVETTES EX-HMAS BALLARAT AND EX-HMAS GOULBURN LAID UP AT PYRMONT, NSW. SOLD TO THE TAI HING COMPANY OF HONG KONG, THEY WERE REGISTERED UNDER THE HONDURAN FLAG AS CARMENCITA
300717 Accession Number: 300717
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SYDNEY, NSW. 1951-01-27. THE CORVETTES EX-HMAS GOULBURN WITH EX-HMAS BALLARAT BEHIND LAID UP. SOLD TO THE TAI HING COMPANY OF HONG KONG, THEY WERE REGISTERED UNDER THE HONDURAN FLAG AS BENITA AND CARMENCITA RESPECTIVELY. THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT WOULD NOT RELEASE THEM FOR DELIVERY IN SOUTH EAST ASIA AND THEY WERE SCRAPPED IN SYDNEY IN 1953. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
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300717
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US Navy
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Colour: Black & white
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