JERVIS BAY, ACT. 1964-02-10. WRAPPED IN BLANKETS, OIL COVERED SURVIVORS OF THE DESTROYER HMAS ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Jervis Bay
Accession Number 305898
Collection type Photograph
Object type 6x8", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Physical description 6x8", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Conflict Period 1960-1969
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
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Description

JERVIS BAY, ACT. 1964-02-10. WRAPPED IN BLANKETS, OIL COVERED SURVIVORS OF THE DESTROYER HMAS VOYAGER CONSUME HOT DRINKS IN ONE OF THE MESSES OF HMAS MELBOURNE FOLLOWING A COLLISION BETWEEN THE TWO SHIPS. THE VOYAGER SANK WITH THE LOSS OF 82 LIVES. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).