The Kaiwo Maru berthed in port. The Kaiwo Maru was a four masted tall ship, built in 1930 as a ...

Accession Number P10575.005
Collection type Photograph
Object type Digital file
Maker Standard Flashlight Company
Anderson, William Franklin
Place made Australia: Northern Territory, Darwin
Date made June 1936
Conflict Period 1930-1939
Copyright

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Description

The Kaiwo Maru berthed in port. The Kaiwo Maru was a four masted tall ship, built in 1930 as a Japanese merchant marine cadet training ship. Aboard the ship while it was berthed in Darwin, were 64 cadets training to become mercantile marine officers. This image is part of a collection relating to the service of 20760 Petty Officer William Franklin Anderson, who served in the RAN from 1935 until 1947.

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