000782 Accession Number: 000782

Description

Cockatoo Dockyard, Sydney. Keel laying ceremony of the second Tribal Class Destroyer HMAS Warramunga after the launching of the sloop HMAS Warrego. Mr Menzies puts a rivet in the keel of HMAS Warramunga as Sir Frederick Stewart, Admiral Sir Ragnar Colvin and Rear Admiral Crace look on.

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Accession Number
000782
Photographer
Unknown Australian Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Nitrate
Measurement
Overall: 3 in x 3 15/16 in
Overall: 3 1/8 in x 4 1/8 in
Date Made
16 February 1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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