The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-30. R.J. SUMMERS (1) AND R.W. BERWICK, SALVAGE ENGINEER (2), MEMBERS OF COMMONWEALTH MARINE SALVAGE BOARD WITH TWO EXTRA WATER PUMPS READY FOR USE ON THE JAPANESE TANKER NO. 5301. THE VESSEL, WHICH WAS SUNK BY ALLIED BOMBERS TWELVE MONTHS AGO, IS BEING SALVAGED BY COMMONWEALTH MARINE SALVAGE BOARD.
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-30. W.R. BERWICK, SALVAGE ENGINEER (1), AND J. RUSHTON, SHIPWRIGHT (2), ON ONE OF THE JAPANESE SPEED LAUNCHES ON THE FORWARD DECK OF THE JAPANESE TANKER NO. 5301. THE VESS
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-30. THE SALVAGE SHIP CAMBRIAN SALVOR, OPERATED BY MEMBERS OF COMMONWEALTH MARINE SALVAGE BOARD, MOORED ALONGSIDE THE JAPANESE TANKER NO. 5301 (ON LEFT) DURING SALVAGE OPER
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-30. DIVER J. DALLEY COMING UP FROM HOLD AT THE STERN OF THE JAPANESE TANKER NO. 5301 AFTER INSPECTION. THE VESSEL, WHICH WAS SUNK BY ALLIED BOMBERS TWELVE MONTHS AGO, IS B
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-30. DIVER J. DALLEY BEING RELIEVED OF HIS HELMET AFTER COMING UP FROM HOLD AT THE STERN OF THE JAPANESE TANKER NO. 5301 AFTER INSPECTION. THE VESSEL, WHICH WAS SUNK BY ALL
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-30. ONE OF THREE LARGE PUMPS OPERATED BY MEMBERS OF COMMONWEALTH MARINE SALVAGE BOARD AT WORK ON THE DECK OF JAPANESE TANKER NO. 5301. EACH PUMP DELIVERS SIX HUNDRED TONS
RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-29. WRECKED JAPANESE SHIPS NEAR VULCAN CRATER. THE SALVAGE BOAT OPERATED BY COMMONWEALTH MARINE SALVAGE BOARD IS WORKING ON A JAPANESE NAVAL TANKER AND SUPPLY VESSEL SUNK
