Place | Europe: Spain |
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Accession Number | ART94608 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Framed: 58.1 cm x 69 cm x 4.6 cm; Unframed: 53.4 x 64.2 cm x 2.5 cm |
Object type | Painting |
Physical description | oil on canvas |
Maker |
Churcher, Peter |
Place made | Spain |
Date made | 2012 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial![]() |
Construction of bow block LHD2 (HMAS Adelaide)
Description
As an Official War Artist, Peter Churcher was appointed in February 2002 to spend three weeks with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)in the Persian Gulf. He then flew to Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and also spent time with the ADF stationed in Afghanistan. In 2011 Churcher was commisioned to represent the future HMAS Canberra and the HMAS Adelaide at the Navantia ship yards in Ferrol, Spain.
Construction of bow block LHD2 (HMAS Adelaide) at Ferrol, Spain.