Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Port Melbourne |
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Accession Number | 119678 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
STATION PIER, PORT MELBOURNE, VIC 1945-11-03. HMS KING GEORGE V VISITED MELBOURNE BETWEEN ...
Description
STATION PIER, PORT MELBOURNE, VIC 1945-11-03. HMS KING GEORGE V VISITED MELBOURNE BETWEEN 1945-10-29 AND 1945-11-08. MORE THAN 30,000 PEOPLE VISITED THE BATTLESHIP ON THE SATURDAY AFTERNOON SHE WAS OPEN FOR INSPECTION. SEEN FROM CLOSE ON THE SHIP'S PORT QUARTER, THE 5.25 INCH DUAL PURPOSE SECONDARY ARMAMENT IS PROMINENT. NOTE THE 2 POUNDER LIGHT ANTI AIRCRAFT ARMAMENT, THE SEARCHLIGHT POSITION ABREAST THE AFTER FUNNEL AND THE LARGE CRANE FOR HANDLING BOATS. (PHOTOGRAPHER CORPORAL CHRISTIAN)