P00448.210 Accession Number: P00448.210

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PLYMOUTH, ENGLAND. 1944. THE GERMAN HOSPITAL SHIP "ROSTOCK" PHOTOGRAPHED SHORTLY AFTER BEING INTERCEPTED AT SEA BY SHORT SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT W/10 OF NO 10 SQUADRON RAAF. TWO RN MOTOR TORPEDO BOATS ARE SHOWN CLOSING IN TO ESCORT THE ENEMY SHIP IN TO PLYMOUTH SOUND. THE ESCORT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TAKEN OVER BY THE RN DESTROYER HMS URANIA. THE CAPTAIN OF THE SUNDERLAND AIRCRAFT WHICH INTERCEPTED "ROSTOCK" WAS 410427 FLIGHT LIEUTENANT JOHN OWEN MABBETT.

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Accession Number
P00448.210
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor RAAF Historical Section
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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