EN0220 Accession Number: EN0220

Description

Group portrait of members of the crew aboard HMAS Melbourne. Along with HMAS Sydney, the Melbourne spent 16 months between 1915 and 1916 patrolling the Caribbean and the North Atlantic off Long Island, with headquarters in Jamaica and Halifax respectively.

Details

Accession Number
EN0220
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
January 1915
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Seaman Herlihey
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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