HOBJ0631 Accession Number: HOBJ0631

Description

HMS Comus (D20), a Royal Navy destroyer, in Kure Harbour. It was cruising Japan in company with the aircraft carrier HMS Triumph (not in picture). HMS Comus went on to serve in the Korean War, and was attacked and damaged by enemy aircraft on 23 August 1950.

Details

Accession Number
HOBJ0631
Photographer
Phillip Oliver Hobson
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Film original acetate
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
c May 1950
Place Made
Kure
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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