080620 Accession Number: 080620

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Sydney, Australia. 1944-01-15. Launching of Australia's third Tribal Class destroyer HMAS Bataan.

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Accession Number
080620
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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