KHORRAMSHAHR, PERSIAN GULF. 1941-08-21. PERSIAN SAILORS CAPTURED WHEN H.M.A.S. YARRA, IN COMPANY ...

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Accession Number 041533
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film polyester negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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KHORRAMSHAHR, PERSIAN GULF. 1941-08-21. PERSIAN SAILORS CAPTURED WHEN H.M.A.S. YARRA, IN COMPANY WITH H.M.S. FALMOUTH, SEIZED THE PERSIAN NAVAL BASE ON THE BANK OF THE KARUN RIVER AND CAPTURED TWO GUNBOATS AND DESTROYED THE PERSIAN SLOOP "BABR". THEY ARE SEEN ON THE QUARTER DECK OF H.M.A.S. YARRA.