Probably in Netherland East Indies waters. At anchor. The Dutch cruiser Tromp was a unit of the ...

Place Europe: Netherlands
Accession Number 044774
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film polyester negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Probably in Netherland East Indies waters. At anchor. The Dutch cruiser Tromp was a unit of the Dutch naval forces commanded from Batavia in the Netherlands East Indies during 1942. She took part in naval operations in conjunction with Australian, British and United States naval forces against Japanese naval and ground forces throughout 1942 and later operated with RAN ships in escorting ships carrying Australian troops to the New Guinea area.