P02497.005 Accession Number: P02497.005

Description

Coral Sea. c. May 1942. Led by two American destroyers, four eight inch gun cruisers of Task Force 44 steam in line ahead. Cruisers are from left to right: USS Salt Lake City, USS Chicago, HMAS Canberra and HMAS Australia. The two American cruisers carry gunnery radar at their forepeaks. (Donor M. Williams)

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Accession Number
P02497.005
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film copy negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c May 1942
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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