RABAUL, NEW BRITAIN. 1945-09-30. MEMBERS OF COMMONWEALTH SALVAGE BOARD FROM THE SALVAGE SHIP ...

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Accession Number 097429
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. MEMBERS OF COMMONWEALTH SALVAGE BOARD FROM THE SALVAGE SHIP CAMBRIAN SALVOR EXAMINE CHOCKS ON THE FOREDECK OF THE JAPANESE TANKER NO. 5301 BELIEVED TO BE CRADLES FOR MIDGET SUBMARINES. THE DAMAGE TO THE TANKER WAS CAUSED TWELVE MONTHS EARLIER BY ALLIED BOMBING.