P01862.012 Accession Number: P01862.012

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At sea, northern Australia, c. 1935-10. Crew members of the RAN cruiser HMAS Canberra in a life boat recovering a torpedo which the vessel had fired during a training exercise. The ship was taking part in a spring cruise by His Majesty's Australian Squadron, which had visited New Guinea and other Pacific islands and was sailing around Australia. (Original print held in AWM Archive Store)

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Accession Number
P01862.012
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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