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Accession Number | ART91761 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Framed: 71.3 cm x 81.2 cm x 4.5 cm; Unframed: 56 cm x 66 cm |
Object type | Painting |
Physical description | oil on hardboard |
Maker |
Churcher, Peter |
Place made | Persian Gulf |
Date made | 5 February 2002 |
Conflict |
Period 2000-2009 Afghanistan, 2001-2021 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial This item is licensed under CC BY-NC |
The RBS-70 afternoon watch, HMAS Kanimbla
Description
Three male figures standing watch on deck. Peter Churcher recalled, "This image typifies a lot of the activity that took place on the Kanimbla: the standing watch, being on alert, and in this case manning the RBS-70 surface-to-air missile".