P02620.006 Accession Number: P02620.006

Description

Java Sea. Bomb spray follows the British cruiser HMS Exeter, as Exeter and the Australian cruiser, HMAS Hobart, manoeuver during a Japanese air attack. Exeter survived this attack to be later sunk in the Java Sea on 1 March 1942 by a torpedo from the Japanese destroyer, Inazuma. HMS Encounter and USS Pope were with the Exeter, and all three ships sunk off the southern coast of Borneo. (Donor J. King)

Details

Accession Number
P02620.006
Classification
Photograph
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
15 February 1942
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession P02620.006

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