002725 Accession Number: 002725

Description

The White Ensign floats over the Italian Flag on the Italian Archimede Class submarine Galileo Galilei captured near Aden by the British trawler HMS Moonstone. The “Moonstone” scored a direct hit on the submarine’s conning tower with her first shot.

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Accession Number
002725
Photographer
Unknown British Official Photographer
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: Quarter plate (9x12)
Support: Glass
Date Made
c August 1940
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government.
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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