HMAS Manoora sinking merchant vessel Romolo

Place Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
Accession Number ART22328
Collection type Art
Measurement framed: 76.2 cm x 91.3 cm x 6 cm
Object type Painting
Physical description oil on hardboard
Maker Norton, Frank
Place made Australia: Victoria, Melbourne
Date made 1942
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Two days after Italy entered the war, Australia struck her first blow against the new enemy on the high seas. On that day the armed Merchant Cruiser HMAS "Manoora" intercepted the Italian merchant vessel "Romolo" in the Pacific Ocean. The Italians avoided capture by scuttling.