Rabaul, New Britain. 1946-01-31. The Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Katsuragi in Simpson Harbour. ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Gazelle Peninsula, Rabaul Area, Rabaul, Simpson Harbour
Accession Number 099798
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Ryan, L T
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Rabaul, New Britain. 1946-01-31. The Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Katsuragi in Simpson Harbour. The ship was transporting 5000 Japanese troops from the Solomon Islands to Japan and had called at Rabaul to refuel.