The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Possibly Alexandria, Egypt. In Port. The battleship HMS Warspite which saw extensive service in the Mediterranean from mid 1940 to mid 1941 during which time flew the flag of Admiral Cunningham, Commander in Chief of the British Mediterranean Fleet. While operating off Crete in May 1941, Warspite was attacked by dive bombers and received a direct hit causing severe damage. After being repaired in the United States, Warspite arrived in Sydney, NSW, on 20 February 1942 en route to Colombo to join the British Eastern Fleet. Recognition stripes used during the period of the Spanish Civil War, 1936-1939, can be seen on B gun turret.
BAY OF BISCAY. 1943-05-29. SUNDERLAND T9114-E OF NO 461 SQUADRON RAAF, UNDER TOW BY THE FRENCH DESTROYER 'LA COMBATTANTE'. THE AIRCRAFT HAD LANDED TO PICK UP SIXTEEN SURVIVORS FROM TWO OTHER AIRCRAFT
Brown and White banner explainer poster with a cross section of HM Warspite, 'leader of the British fleet which, without loss to themselves, sank five Italian warships on March 28, 1941, in the Medite
At Sea. The battle cruiser HMS Repulse built in 1916 of 26,500 tons displacement and reconstructed in the period 1936-1939 to 32,000 tons. Repulse had taken part in the Battle of Heligoland in 1917 an
Group portrait of the American crews of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber aircraft which participated in close co-operation with the RAF and British Fleet in the Mediterranean Naval engagement. T
The battleship HMS Barham of the Royal Navy in port. Built in 1915 with a displacement of 31,000 tons, Barham was part of the Eastern Mediterranean Fleet in mid 1940 and in September 1940 was included
Collection relating to the Second World War service of 19590 Petty Officer George Ireland Woodgate, HMAS Perth, Royal Australian Navy, At sea, 1941. Wallet 1 of 1 - Contains a handwritten diary kept
The British cruiser HMS Orion of 7215 tons displacement commissioned in 1934. During the Second World War Orion was part of the British naval forces in the Caribbean before transferring to the Mediter
