EN0417 Accession Number: EN0417

Description

The six Australian destroyers (HMAS Huon, HMAS Parramatta, HMAS Swan, HMAS Torrens, HMAS Warrego and HMAS Yarra) head into the Gulf of Aden en route to Europe. They were ordered to Malta, where they prepared for patrol duty in the Adriatic Sea.

Details

Accession Number
EN0417
Photographer
Unknown
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Date Made
3 August 1917
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Lent by Engineer Lieutenant Ireland
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession EN0417

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