The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
OFF SUMATRA, 1942-02. A BRITISH SHIP, THE EMPRESS OF ASIA, BURNING AFTER AN ATTACK BY NINE JAPANESE DIVE BOMBERS. SHE WAS ONE OF THE LAST CONVOYS SENT TO SINGAPORE BEFORE ITS FALL ON 1942-02-15. ALL THE TROOPS ON BOARD (PART OF THE 18TH DIVISION) WERE RESCUED. (DONOR: W. HARVEY)
OFF SUMATRA, 1942-02. A BRITISH SHIP, THE EMPRESS OF ASIA, BURNING AFTER AN ATTACK BY NINE JAPANESE DIVE BOMBERS. SHE WAS ONE OF THE LAST CONVOYS SENT TO SINGAPORE BEFORE ITS FALL ON 1942-02-15. ALL T
Starboard side view of the British ship Empress of Asia burning amidships after an attack by nine Japanese dive bombers. She was part of troop reinforcement convoy BM12, the last one to arrive at Sing
Starboard view of the British ship Empress of Asia at Sultan Shoal, burning after an attack by nine Japanese dive bombers. She was part of troop reinforcement convoy BM12, the last one to arrive at Si
Sultan Shoal, Singapore. First aid being administered to the Master and Chief Engineer of the British ship Empress of Asia aboard the corvette HMAS Wollongong. Empress of Asia was sunk after an attack
Starboard view of the British ship Empress of Asia at Sultan Shoal, burning after an attack by nine Japanese dive bombers. She was part of troop reinforcement convoy BM12, the last one to arrive at Si
Darwin, NT. 1942-02-19. Crew of HMAS Katoomba, in the harbour, survey the damage to their ship, sustained when Darwin suffered its first air raid, the first direct attack on the Australian mainland. T
