P00271.006 Accession Number: P00271.006

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Starboard port quarter of the Admiralty S Class Destroyer HMAS Swordsman, one of five ships of this class presented to Australian in 1919. She served with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) until 1929 when she paid off and was laid up. In 1937 Swordsman was sold as scrap and her hull towed to sea and subsequently scuttled off Port Jackson.

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Accession Number
P00271.006
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Date Made
c 1920
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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