Her last voyage

Place Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Accession Number ART09749
Collection type Art
Measurement framed: 86.4 x 175 cm; unframed: 66.6 x 153.3 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on canvas
Maker Bryant, Charles
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Date made 1924
Conflict Period 1920-1929
First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The Royal Australian Navy battle cruiser, HMAS Australia, is escorted by other RAN vessels, being towed out to sea before being sunk with full honours, under terms of the Washington Treaty.