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High Pressure Turbine, Sydney
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
A sailor working on the high pressure turbine in a ship's engine room, Sydney.ART26551
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HMAS Perth
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Features the heavy cruiser HMAS "Perth" during the Second World War. A series of modified Leander class cruisers HMAS Perth, HMAS Hobart and HMAS Sydney were all built in Britain and then later commis...ART26927
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HMAS Perth in the Battle of Sunda Strait
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
After service in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and in the Mediterranean, the Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth transferred to the Pacific to reinforce the Allied naval forces opposing Japan. With B...ART27557
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HMAS Shropshire drops anchor in Tokyo Bay
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
ship; British Pacific Fleet; heavy cruiser; Mount FujiART25696
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In the galley, HMAS Shropshire
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Originally of the Royal Navy, the 'Shropshire' was transferred to the Royal Australian Navy after the loss of the heavy cruiser HMAS 'Canberra' on 9 August 1942 in the Battle of Savo Island. Shropshir...ART25502
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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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Seaplane, Sikorsky Kingfisher, and RAN cruisers
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
Depicts Sikorsky-Kingfisher float-plane flying over HMAS 'Australia'. This work was started during the two weeks that Adams was in Richmond and Rathmines and was later finished in Sydney.ART26928
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Superstructure, HMAS 'Shropshire'
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Maker: Adams, Dennis
The cruiser's guns and mast are represented in a cubist manner which conveys energy and strength. Numerous sailors working onboard the ship are painted in a similar angular style. The painting communi...ART25672