SYDNEY, NSW. 1942-04-23. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE FREE FRENCH MINESWEEPER CHEVREUIL MOORED ...

Place Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Accession Number 305823
Collection type Photograph
Object type 6x8", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Physical description 6x8", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

SYDNEY, NSW. 1942-04-23. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE FREE FRENCH MINESWEEPER CHEVREUIL MOORED OFF GARDEN ISLAND. NOTE THE BRITISH 2 POUNDER AA GUN MOUNTED ON THE FORECASTLE. BERTHED ALONGSIDE GARDEN ISLAND ARE THREE AUXILIARY VESSELS OF THE RAN, THE NEAREST BEING THE AUXILIARY MINESWEEPER SAMUEL BENBOW (SB). CONSTRUCTION WORK ON THE CAPTAIN COOK GRAVING DOCK IS PROCEEDING (CENTRE LEFT). (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).