RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-30. THE SALVAGE SHIP CAMBRIAN SALVOR, OPERATED BY MEMBERS OF ...

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Accession Number 097349
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-30. THE SALVAGE SHIP CAMBRIAN SALVOR, OPERATED BY MEMBERS OF COMMONWEALTH MARINE SALVAGE BOARD, MOORED ALONGSIDE THE JAPANESE TANKER NO. 5301 (ON LEFT) DURING SALVAGE OPERATIONS. THE JAPANESE VESSEL WAS SUNK BY ALLIED BOMBERS TWELVE MONTHS AGO AND IS NOW BEING SALVAGED BY COMMONWEALTH MARINE SALVAGE BOARD.