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Battleship screen, HMAS Napier
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Australian destroyers H.M.A.S 'Napier', 'Nizam' and 'Vendetta', with British destroyer and battleship, at sea off Alexandria. Having steamed line ahead down the 'Swept Channel', the destroyers are now...ART21002
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Boiler cleaner, HMAS Cairns, Bombay
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Maker: Norton, Frank
HMAS "Cairns" alongside the dockyard wall of Royal Indian Dockland, Bombay. Secured to "Cairns" are HMS "Tulip" (English corvette) and HMIS "Madras" (Australian-built corvette of Indian Navy). Left fo...ART21274
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Bombardment of Damour
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Bombardment of Damour. Evacuees leaving Damour with their packs and donkeys. Transport has stopped. The town is being shelled by the Navy and allied artillery. Large fires were started. The impression...ART30074
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Camouflaged artillery
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
Depicts a 25 pounder gun camouflaged outside of Damour, Syria (now in Lebanon). Produced during the Syrian campaign and painted in July 1941. The artist wrote of the work 'Camouflaged artillery - Un...ART30090
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Carrier bow
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Maker: Curtis, R Emerson
Depicts an aircraft carrier, with Grumman Avenger aircraft on flight deck, Harbour Bridge in background. For two days prior to departure she was taking aboard aircraft which had been recently repair...ART21476
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Flight deck looking aft, HMS Striker
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Maker: Goodchild, John
Depicts the flight deck of HMS Striker with twin Oerlikon guns, and Supermarine Seafire aircraft. Striker was one of several escort carriers (small aircraft carrier - up to 12 aircraft) attached to Br...ART21873
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HMAS Australia at Bear Island
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
HMAS Australia (1928-1954), was based at Scapa Flow attached to the Royal Navy's Home Fleet. She joined H.M.S Norfolk in an operational task which took the ships well inside the Arctic Circle, to capt...ART27571
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HMAS Australia at Dakar
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Dakar, French West Africa; HMAS Australia; HMAS Australia, seen from an unidentified British destroyer, in action against shore batteries at DakarART23583
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HMAS Stuart at Matapan
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Mediterranean Sea; foreground: HMAS Stuart, l: probably HMS Havock, background: two Italian Zara-class heavy-cruisers. Depicts the Battle of Matapan, Greece on 29 March 1941. HMA Stuart was among 13 a...ART23513
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HMAS Sydney in action against Italian cruisers
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Maker: Norton, Frank
HMAS Sydney steaming past the crippled Bartolomeo Colleoni in chase of Italian cruiser Giovanni Dalle Bande Nere (out of sight), HMS Hyperion is approaching to rescue survivors and finally sink the wr...ART30095
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HMAS "Sydney" in action with Italian cruiser
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Maker: Norton, Frank
The scene depicts the phase in the action when HMAS 'Sydney' has hit and stopped the Italian cruiser 'Bartolomeo Colleoni' and at 4-5 miles distance is steaming past the vessel in pursuit of the secon...ART23692
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HMS Aircraft carrier Unicorn from HMAS Nepal in Sydney Harbour
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Maker: Goodchild, John
HMS Unicorn (aircraft carrier), part of deck of HMAS Nepal (destroyer) with Oerlikon machine gun and shield (left foreground), paravane (towed behind ship for gunnery practice) (centre); Bradley's Hea...ART25541
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Off Yokohama, HMAS Shropshire and HMAS Swiftsure
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
The Australian cruiser, HMAS Shropshire, in the foreground, and the British cruiser HMS Swiftsure, part of the British Pacific Fleet, standing off Yokohama, Japan, during the occupation of that count...ART25506
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Repairing turbines, HMAS Stuart
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Maker: Norton, Frank
HMAS Stuart's engine room staff and men from the depot ship, HMS Woolwich preparing to lift the casing from the port turbine to inspect damage to the blades, Alexandria, Egypt.ART29042
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She talked... this happened
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Maker: Unknown Ministry of Home Security Fosh & Cross Ltd.
During the Second World War, a fear of information falling into the wrong hands was felt by the warring countries. To remind the civilians and military personnel to keep all information from being ove...ARTV01097
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Syrian border
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Maker: Herbert, Harold
View of Ras en Naqoura, the promontory that forms the coastal point of definition between Syria and Palestine. Rounding the point at sea, are units of the British Fleet, out of Haifa Bay en route to b...ART30047
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The navy thanks you
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Maker: Keely, Patrick Cokayne The Admiralty Haycock Press
The British Admiralty published this poster in 1943, using artwork by British artist Pat Keely. The poster depicts a ship being launched from a boatyard along specially-built tracks. In the foreground...ARTV02281
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Transfer by bosun's chair
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Maker: Goodchild, John
This painting depicts an occurrence common at sea in the transfer of personnel from ship to ship. This particular instance took place in the refuelling area of the British Pacific Fleet, off the coast...ART26080
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Vale Waterhen (Sinking of HMAS Waterhen)
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Maker: Norton, Frank
HMAS Waterhen listing to port, prior to being taken in tow and later sinking.ART22327
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Waterfront, Tobruk
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Maker: Norton, Frank
Drawing made as a study for background to be used in painting depicting Australian destroyers disembarking men and store in full moon-light during the early stages of the siege. Later trips were made ...ART21151