041400 Accession Number: 041400

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Indian Ocean. 1942. Life rafts, used by survivors of a Greek merchant ship which had been torpedoed south east of Cape Town, drifting astern of Australian Navy destroyer HMAS Norman after the Australian ship had taken the survivors aboard. Four other ships, apparently part of a convoy, can be seen in the background.

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Accession Number
041400
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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