Royal Australian Navy submarine AE1 (foreground), HMAS Australia (left background) and a River ...

Accession Number A02603
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original half plate negative
Maker Unknown
Place made At sea
Date made 9 September 1914
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Royal Australian Navy submarine AE1 (foreground), HMAS Australia (left background) and a River class destroyer (centre background) at a rendezvous off Rossell Island before proceeding to Rabaul. The photograph was taken from the bridge of HMAS Encounter, when mail was being delivered to the fleet.

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