Place | Asia: Ceylon |
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Accession Number | ART23944 |
Collection type | Art |
Measurement | Overall: 40.2 x 46.3 cm; frame: 52 x 58 cm |
Object type | Painting |
Physical description | oil on canvas on composition board |
Maker |
Norton, Frank |
Place made | Bay of Bengal |
Date made | February 1944 |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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Destroyers at sea, Bengal
Description
In the foreground seamen are working with the torpedo tubes of Q class destroyer HMAS Quiberon. HMAS Nizam and HMAS Napier are in the midground, exercising while screening HMAS Renown, HMAS Illustrious and HMAS Emerald during an operational sweep in the Bay of Bengal.