EN0167
Photograph EN0167 Period 1910-1919Wearing flash protectors and gas masks, unidentified gunners carry out gun drill on board HMAS Sydney under the supervision of a lieutenant. Two men are firing the gun, three are cleaning the gun bar
EN0328 Accession Number: EN0328
Description
A 12 pounder gun in action on board the destroyer HMAS Huon. The two men on the left are wearing gas masks and flash protectors; the one on the far left is holding an artillery shell. In the foreground are two cases from previously fired shells. With the other five ships of the Australian destroyer flotilla, HMAS Huon was engaged in patrols of the Adriatic Sea; she saw no war service after colliding with HMAS Yarra on 8 August 1918.
Details
Accession Number
EN0328
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
October 1917-August 1918
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain
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