The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Piece of brown black coloured shrapnel from a Japanese aerial bomb.
The SS Hanyang, a 2987 ton defensively equipped merchant ship (DEMS), was operated by the United States Army. Its officer's were British, its deck crew Australian, and its gunners United States Army personnel. It was armed with a twelve pound gun on the stern and an Oerlikon gun on both wings of the bridge. On the afternoon of 11 April 1943, while enroute from Milne Bay to Oro Bay, New Guinea, with a cargo of ammunition, fuel and coal, the Hanyang and escort vessels were attacked by twelve Japanese dive bombers. The Hanyang was hit by two bombs and raked with machine gun and cannon fire. Both bombs pierced the upper decks then exploded, causing moderate damage, starting several fires, and disabling the steering gear. Edwin Southan, a trimmer, was killed and was subsequently buried at Oro Bay. Five other crewmen were injured. This piece of shrapnel came from one of the bombs. It was picked up by Able Seaman Alan Wickow, an Australian crewman aboard the vessel when the incident occurred.
PORT BOW VIEW OF THE BRITISH CARGO STEAMER HANYANG WHICH TOOK PART IN THE MILNE BAY OPERATIONS IN 1942-09. SHE ALSO TOOK PART IN OPERATION LILLIPUT IN THE COURSE OF WHICH SHE WAS BOMBED AND DAMAGED BY
Piece of steel shrapnel from 240 mm Rocket. This piece of shrapnel was from a 240 mm rocket that attacked the compound which housed SECDET IX on 14 August 2006 resulting in the injury of four of th
Piece of exploded shrapnel, approximately 100 mm high x 65 mm wide x 25 mm deep, screwed by its base to a wooden block. An engraved plaque is mounted on the front, stating: "OUTSIDE 32 BALFOUR RD / RO
Two small pieces of oblong reddish-brown coloured shrapnel, and a small almost rectangular pale-coloured piece of ship's side plating possibly made from aluminium. All of the pieces are not longer tha
Shrapnel damaged metal seat from an 18 Pounder Gun. In the middle of the seat is a triangular pattern of four drainage holes. There are numerous small shrapnel holes and two tears in the edge of the s
1943-05-05. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE CARGO VESSEL SS KOTOR. THE 3,600 TON FREIGHTER WAS A DEFENSIVELY EQUIPPED MERCHANT SHIP (DEMS) WHOSE GUNS WERE MANNED BY ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY DEMS GUNNERS: AP
C. 1942. AERIAL STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE NORWEGIAN CARGO STEAMER FINGAL WHICH WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK BY A JAPANESE SUBMARINE, PROBABLY I-180, OFF NAMBUCCA HEADS ON A VOYAGE FROM SYDNEY TO DARWIN ON 1
