1941-04-01. AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE FRENCH LINER ILE DE FRANCE AS PART OF CONVOY US.9, ...

Place Middle East
Accession Number 303393
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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1941-04-01. AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE FRENCH LINER ILE DE FRANCE AS PART OF CONVOY US.9, TRANSPORTING AUSTRALIAN TROOPS TO THE MIDDLE EAST. IN 1943-02 SHE FORMED PART OF THE PAMPHLET CONVOY RETURNING THE 9TH AUSTRALIAN DIVISION FROM THE MIDDLE EAST. NOTE THE 6 INCH GUN AFT AND THE 3 INCH AA GUN ON AN ELEVATED PLATFORM ON THE AFTER PART OF HER SUPERSTRUCTURE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)