(HMAS Perth, RAN) Accession Number: PR90/161

Description

DIARY OF THE WORLD CRUISE RECORDED BY HMAS PERTH FROM THE TIME THAT THE MAIN DRAFT LEFT SYDNEY ABOARD SS AUTOLYCUS TO COM`MISSION THE NEW VESSEL, PASSAGE TO ENGLAND, THE "NAMING CEREMONY", PATROL DUTIES IN THE ATLANTIC FOLLOWING THE OUTBREAK OF WAR, CONVOY DUTIES AND EVE`NTUAL RETURN TO AUSTRALIA VIA THE PANAMA CANAL. ALSO INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPHS AND CHARTS

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Accession Number
PR90/161
Maker
Unknown
Classification
Private Record
Object Type
Book
Measurement
Archived measurement
Date Made
1939-1940
Whole/Part
Collection
Item Count
1
Access
Open
Copying Provisions
Copyright expired. Copying permitted subject to physical condition. Permission for reproduction not required.
Provenance
AWM371 88/0088
Copyright
Copyright unknown - orphaned work

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