PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-10-29. A TOMPION IN THE MUZZLE OF A 14 INCH GUN ABOARD THE BATTLESHIP ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Port Melbourne
Accession Number 304673
Collection type Photograph
Object type 5x7", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Physical description 5x7", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Conflict Period 1940-1949
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PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 1945-10-29. A TOMPION IN THE MUZZLE OF A 14 INCH GUN ABOARD THE BATTLESHIP HMS KING GEORGE V. THE TOMPION BEARS A PROFILE OF KING GEORGE V'S HEAD AND THE LETTERING GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN,:REX F. D. IND. IMP. (GEORGIVS V DEI GRATIA BRITANNIAE OMNIAE REX FIDEI DEFENSOR INDIAE IMPERATOR; GEORGE V, BY THE GRACE OF GOD KING OF ALL BRITAIN, DEFENDER OF THE FAITH, EMPEROR OF INDIA) (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)