AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE NORWEGIAN CARGO MOTOR VESSEL HERSTEIN WHICH SEARCHED FOR SURVIVORS ...

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Accession Number 303387
Collection type Photograph
Object type 6x8", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Physical description 6x8", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Conflict Period 1940-1949
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AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE NORWEGIAN CARGO MOTOR VESSEL HERSTEIN WHICH SEARCHED FOR SURVIVORS FROM HMAS SYDNEY IN 1941-11. IN 1942-01 SHE TRANSPORTED AUSTRALIAN TROOPS TO NEW GUINEA AND, AFTER PROCEEDING TO RABAUL, WAS SUNK THERE BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT ON 1942-01-20. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)