P01915.018
Photograph P01915.018 Second World War, 1939-1945HMAS Perth behind a smoke screen. Seen from HMS Gloucester during the battle of Matapan in the Ionian Sea.

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
THE BATTLE OF MATAPAN. BRITISH BATTLESHIPS THROWING OUT A SMOKE SCREEN DURING THE ACTION IN THE BATTLE OF MATAPAN. (NEGATIVE BY B.M.I.).
HMAS Perth behind a smoke screen. Seen from HMS Gloucester during the battle of Matapan in the Ionian Sea.

Smoke screen behind HMS Ajax during the battle of Matapan. Seen from HMAS Perth.

THE BATTLE OF MATAPAN. PLANES LEFT THE DECK OF BRITAIN'S NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER, HMS FORMIDABLE, TO JOIN IN THE BATTLE OF MATAPAN. (NEGATIVE BY B.M.I.)

THE BATTLE OF MATAPAN. THESE ARE SOME OF THE SEVERAL HUNDRED PRISONERS THE BRITISH WERE ABLE TO RESCUE. (NEGATIVE BY B.M.I.)

THE BATTLE OF MATAPAN. THESE ARE SOME OF THE SEVERAL HUNDRED PRISONERS THE BRITISH WERE ABLE TO RESCUE. (NEGATIVE BY B.M.I.)

THE BATTLE OF MATAPAN. A BRITISH VESSEL ENDEAVOURS TO PICK UP ITALIAN SURVIVORS FROM RAFTS. ATTACKS FROM ENEMY AIRCRAFT PREVENTED THE BRITISH FROM COMPLETING THIS TASK. (NEGATIVE BY B.M.I.)
