301015
Photograph 301015 Period 1950-19591959. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMAS MELBOURNE (II) (R21) AND SIX ESCORTS. THE THREE SHIPS NEAREST THE CARRIER ARE THE DESTROYERS HMAS VAMPIRE (II), VENDETTA (II) AND VOYAGER (II)
301014 Accession Number: 301014
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Aerial starboard side view of the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne (II) (R21) and the destroyers HMAS Vendetta (II) (D08) and Voyager (II) (D04). On the carrier's flight two Gannet anti submarine aircraft are spotted forward with another to port abreast the island. Three Sea Venom fighters are spotted aft of the island. A few years later in 1964, Voyager was sunk in a collision with the Melbourne.
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Accession Number
301014
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Acetate
Date Made
c. 1959
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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