128076 Accession Number: 128076

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BRITISH PHOSPHATE COMMISSION'S STEAMER TRIENZA, WHICH ASSISTED - WITH A SIGHTING REPORT - IN THE INTERCEPTION OF THE ITALIAN MOTOR VESSEL ROMOLO BY HMAS MANOORA, 1940-06-12, 220 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NAURU ISLAND. THE ROMOLO WAS SET ON FIRE AND SCUTTLED BY HER CREW.

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Accession Number
128076
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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