H16054 Accession Number: H16054

Description

Darwin, Northern Territory. 30 January 1916. The Royal Navy armoured cruiser HMS Cornwall at Darwin. Cornwall was one of the ships which engaged the German Navy cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau at the Falkland Islands battle. (Donor Captain G.H. Wilson)

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Accession Number
H16054
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
30 January 1916
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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