| Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Morobe Province, Lae |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | P01568.029 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Film copy negative |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944. AB422 FRANCES PEAT ANCHORED TO ONE ANCHOR; THE STARBOARD ANCHOR AND CHAIN ...
Description
LAE, NEW GUINEA. 1944. AB422 FRANCES PEAT ANCHORED TO ONE ANCHOR; THE STARBOARD ANCHOR AND CHAIN HAD BEEN LOST. THE FRANCES PEAT WAS A FORMER HAWKESBURY RIVER (NSW) VEHICULAR FERRY REFITTED AS AN ARMOURED FREIGHTER FOR SERVICE WITH THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY SMALL SHIPS SECTION IN NEW GUINEA WATERS. THE GUN ON THE FORECASTLE HEAD IS A 40 MM BOFORS, SERGEANT ROBINSON IN CHARGE ON THE LEFT. THE OTHERS ARE LAYERS FOR LINES AND HEIGHT. THE OTHER GUNS WERE TWO TWIN VICKERS MOUNTED EITHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE IN THE WINGS. DOWN AFT IS A LIFE BOAT SWUNG OUT IN THE DAVITS. THE WRECKED HULL ALONGSIDE WAS THE REMAINS OF SIR ERNEST FISK'S `ELECTRA', A WATER TRANSPORT CRAFT. IT EXPLODED IN PORT MORESBY AND WAS TOWED BY THE FRANCES PEAT TO LAE. (PHOTOGRAPHER AND DONOR C. ROUGHLEY)