1942-03. BRISBANE, QLD. THE RAN SLOOP HMAS SWAN IN DRY DOCK FOR REPAIR OF DAMAGE SUFFERED DURING ...

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Accession Number P01214.007
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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1942-03. BRISBANE, QLD. THE RAN SLOOP HMAS SWAN IN DRY DOCK FOR REPAIR OF DAMAGE SUFFERED DURING THE FIRST JAPANESE AIR RAID ON DARWIN ON 1942-02-19. THIS STARBOARD VIEW LOOKING FORWARD SHOWS DAMAGE TO THE HULL FROM SHRAPNEL AND MACHINE GUN FIRE. (DONOR P. SCHNEIDER)