EN0383 Accession Number: EN0383

Description

A torpedo being fired from the destroyer HMAS Huon. With HMAS Swan and HMAS Torrens, the Huon was patrolling the Malay Archipelago. The base for the destroyers was Sandakan in British Borneo.

Details

Accession Number
EN0383
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
14 January 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Donor Seaman E N Morris DSM
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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