P02020.011 Accession Number: P02020.011

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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 HMAS Moresby was patrolling waters around the Spencer Gulf as an anti-submarine escort vessel. Prior to this, and after 1943, HMAS Moresby served as a survey vessel.

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Accession Number
P02020.011
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor N Trenbath
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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