306323 Accession Number: 306323

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SYDNEY, NSW. 1943-02. DETAIL OF DAMAGE TO THE HULL OF THE AMERICAN CARGO VESSEL PETER H. BURNETT. THE SHIP WAS TORPEDOED BY THE JAPANESE SUBMARINE I-21 420 MILES EAST OF SYDNEY ON 1943-01-22. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).

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Accession Number
306323
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Format: 6x8"
Support: Paper (Resin-coated)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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