The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The armed merchant cruiser HMS Kanimbla (left), manned by an Australian crew, alongside the burning Italian tanker Bronte in the course of Operation Countenance. The crew of Bronte had set their ship on fire in an attempt to prevent it being captured but a salvage crew from Kanimbla extinguished the blaze within eight hours.
Original caption: HMS "Kanimbla's" capture "Bronte" being towed away from Bandar Shapur. Bandar Shapur, Iran. c August-September 1941. HMS Falmouth tows away the Italian tanker Bronte from the harbou
The German merchant vessel Hohenfels, fires extinguished and refloated, after scuttling alongside the Australian manned armed merchant cruiser HMS Kanimbla during Operation Countenance. (Naval Histori
The armed merchant cruiser HMS Kanimbla (manned by the RAN) berthed at the jetty with an Iranian gunboat (either Chahbaz or Karkas) alongside and the American freighter Anniston City after Operation C
BANDAR SHAPUR, IRAN. 1941-08-25. THE ITALIAN MERCHANT VESSEL BRONTE ON FIRE, SEEN FROM THE MERCHANT CRUISER HMS KANIMBLA (MANNED BY THE RAN) AS SHE APPROACHED TO BOARD HER. OTHER CAPTURED ITALIAN VESS
Fire fighters fight the fire on board the Italian merchant ship Bronte, which had been set alight by its crew in the course of Operation Countenance. (Donor: Captain W L G Adams)
Bandar Shapur, Iran. 1941-08-25. Italian merchant ships set on fire by the ships crews as seen from HMS Kanimbla, manned by RAN personnel. The ships identified are HMIS Lawrence; Caboto; Bronte; HMS A
