304222 Accession Number: 304222

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SYDNEY, NSW. 1946. AERIAL VIEW OF GARDEN ISLAND NAVAL DOCKYARD. IN THE CENTRE IS THE NEWLY COMPLETED CAPTAIN COOK GRAVING DOCK. AT THE BOTTOM LEFT THE CRUISER HMAS HOBART IS BERTHED WITH TWO FRIGATES AND A DESTROYER OUTBOARD OF HER. AT CENTRE LEFT, BY THE SMALL BOAT COMPOUND, ARE TWO BATHURST CLASS CORVETTES AND THE BOOM DEFENCE VESSEL HMAS KARA KARA. AN OIL FUEL LIGHTER IS MOORED IN THE MIDDLE OF ELIZABETH BAY. A BRITISH COLOSSUS CLASS LIGHT FLEET CARRIER CAN BE SEEN AT CENTRE RIGHT. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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Accession Number
304222
Photographer
Royal Australian Navy
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Format: 6x8"
Support: Paper (Resin-coated)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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