ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT. SAILORS ON BOARD HMAS PERTH. BEHIND THEM CAN BE SEEN THE PERTH'S NEW ...

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Accession Number 008864
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Silk, George
Place made Egypt: Alexandria
Date made 1 June 1941
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT. SAILORS ON BOARD HMAS PERTH. BEHIND THEM CAN BE SEEN THE PERTH'S NEW ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN AND A BARRAGE BALLOON DESIGNED TO KEEP DIVE BOMBERS FROM DIVING ON THE FLEET WHILST IN HARBOUR. THIS GUN FIRED APPROXIATELY 5,000 ROUNDS IN ONE DAY DURING THE EVACUATION OF CRETE.