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Bandar Shapur, Iran. c.1941-09. Salvage of the German ship Hohenfels. The covers of the Port Main Injection which had been taken off by the Germans to scuttle the ship, and thrown in the bilges. Both these covers, which are nearly three feet across, had to be recovered from the bilges by divers. This was part of an operation by Force B, in which HMS Kanimbla took part, manned by RAN personnel. (Donor W. L. G. Adams)
Bandar Shapur, Iran. c.1941-09. The German ship Hohenfels is anchored next to HMS Kanimbla after being pumped and is now six feet lighter. Her salvage was part of an operation by Force B, in which HMS
Bandar Shapur, Iran. c.1941-09. A tug helps to tow the German ship Hohenfels to a berth as part of the salvage process. This was part of an operation by Force B, in which HMS Kanimbla took part, manne
At sea. 1941-10-08. The salvaged German ship Hohenfels, empty of cargo, draught 16 feet, on tow to Karachi from Bandar Shapur, Iran, after an operation by Force B in which HMS Kanimbla took part, mann
Bandar Shapur, Iran. c.1941-09. A tug helps to position the German ship Hohenfels to anchor next to HMS Kanimbla. This was part of an operation by Force B, in which HMS Kanimbla took part, manned by R
Iran. 1941-08. English translation of a German poem entitled Bandar Shapur, found on the German ship Hohenfels. Bandar Shapur is the name of a port town captured during the operation by Force B, in wh
Bandar Shapur, Iran. 1941-10-08. An Australian crew on board the German ship Hohenfels after she was salvaged, just before her departure for Karachi. This was part of an operation by Force B, in which
