P00416.002 Accession Number: P00416.002

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A floating crane raising one of the three Japanese Midget Submarines which attacked shipping in Sydney Harbour on the night of 31 May 1942. This is probably Midget Submarine No. 14 which was trapped in the anti-submarine boom at the entrance to Sydney Harbour and was destroyed when the crew detonated the demolition charge.

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Accession Number
P00416.002
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Support: Nitrate
Date Made
June 1942
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor Mr Flatman
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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