303684 Accession Number: 303684

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1940-16-12. AERIAL PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE PASSENGER CARGO VESSEL NELLORE WHICH PICKED UP 496 SURVIVORS FROM VESSELS SUNK BY THE GERMAN AUXILIARY CRUISERS KOMET AND ORION FROM EMIRAU ISLAND, BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, IN 1940-12. SHE WAS SUNK BY U-181 IN THE INDIAN OCEAN ON 1944-06-29. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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Accession Number
303684
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Format: 6x8"
Support: Paper (Resin-coated)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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