P02020.010 Accession Number: P02020.010

Description

At sea. Great Australian Bight. c. 1942. Spray covers the bow of the RAN HMAS Moresby as she ploughs through the sea, probably between 1941-12 and 1943, while she was patrolling waters around the Spencer Gulf as an anti-submarine escort vessel. Prior to this, and after 1943, the Moresby served as a survey vessel.

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P02020.010

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Photograph

Object Type

Print

Physical Description

Support: Paper (Fibre-based)

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Whole

Item Count

1

Credit Line

Donor N Trenbath

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Copyright expired - public domain

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