HOBJ0810 Accession Number: HOBJ0810

Description

The crew of a cruiser attend to their tasks as the ship docks at Kure wharf. It is possibly HMS Belfast which tied up with HMAS Shoalhaven, during visits to Kure by the Royal Navy and the Royal Australian Navy. Note its two sets of triple guns. Also coming into the harbour is the Royal Navy destroyer HMS Consort (D76).

Details

Accession Number

HOBJ0810

Photographer

Phillip Oliver Hobson

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Negative

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white
Format: 4x5"
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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