HOBJ0730 Accession Number: HOBJ0730

Description

Rear Admiral (Rear Adm) J A S Eccles, Flag Officer commanding the Australian fleet, returns the salute of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Triumph from the frigate HMAS Shoalhaven. Later, both HMS Triumph and HMAS Shoalhaven served in the Korean War.

Details

Accession Number

HOBJ0730

Photographer

Phillip Oliver Hobson

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white
Format: 120 (roll film)
Support: Acetate

Date Made

c May 1950

Place Made

Kure

Whole/Part

Whole

Item Count

1

Copyright

Copyright expired - public domain

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