SYDNEY, NSW. 1941. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE BRITISH TRANSPORT RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH WITH AUSTRALIAN ...

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Accession Number 303829
Collection type Photograph
Object type Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Physical description Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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SYDNEY, NSW. 1941. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE BRITISH TRANSPORT RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH WITH AUSTRALIAN TROOPS EMBARKED FOR THE VOYAGE TO THE MIDDLE EAST. SHE PERFORMED THIS OPERATION ON FOUR OCCASIONS IN 1941. SHE IS ARMED WITH A 6 INCH GUN RIGHT AFT WITH A RANGE FINDER AND A 4 INCH AA GUN SITED ABOVE. A DEGAUSSING COIL FOR PROTECTION AGAINST MAGNETIC MINES RUNS THE LENGTH OF HER HULL. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)