The Royal Australian Navy on boom defence duty at Darwin harbour. A Bar Class boom working ...

Accession Number 014523
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Turner, Harry
Place made Australia: Northern Territory, Darwin
Date made 30 March 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The Royal Australian Navy on boom defence duty at Darwin harbour. A Bar Class boom working vessel, possibly HMAS Karangi, engaged on repairs to the anti submarine net. The sailors are working on one of the large cylindrical buoys that support the net.