MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-09-12. ABLE SEAMAN F. B. WHITEHEAD (1); CHIEF PETTY OFFICER TELEGRAPHIST ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne
Accession Number 115283
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-09-12. ABLE SEAMAN F. B. WHITEHEAD (1); CHIEF PETTY OFFICER TELEGRAPHIST (TEL) B. HUCKER (2); TEL L. W. HEYWOOD (3), CREW MEMBERS OF THE ROYAL NAVY SUBMARINE, HMS VORACIOUS, MOORED AT NO. 7 NORTH WHARF. IT IS A V CLASS SUBMARINE OF 650 TONS DISPLACEMENT, OVERALL LENGTH 204 FEET AND IS FITTED WITH FOUR TORPEDO TUBES AND A 3-INCH GUN. IT CARRIES A CREW OF FOUR OFFICERS AND THIRTY TWO RATINGS.