New Britain. Amphibious weapons-troop carriers 'Alligators' fully loaded with assault troops ...

Accession Number 016351
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white, Landscape
Physical description Black & white, Landscape
Maker Dick, Harold George
Place made Pacific Islands: Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain
Date made c December 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

New Britain. Amphibious weapons-troop carriers 'Alligators' fully loaded with assault troops enter the water preparatory to starting off on their mission to effect a landing. These carriers have been used with great success in the campaign against the Japanese in the South and South West Pacific.