CAPE GLOUCESTER, NEW BRITAIN. 1943-12. SEVEN LANDING SHIPS, TANK (LSTS), OF THE US NAVY UNLOAD ...

Place Oceania: Pacific Islands, Bismarck Archipelago, New Britain, Cape Gloucester
Accession Number 305238
Collection type Photograph
Object type 8x10", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Physical description 8x10", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

CAPE GLOUCESTER, NEW BRITAIN. 1943-12. SEVEN LANDING SHIPS, TANK (LSTS), OF THE US NAVY UNLOAD MEN AND EQUIPMENT ONTO THE BEACH. THE FOUR VESSELS NEAREST THE CAMERA ARE LST-463, LST-468, LST-475 AND LST-474. NOTE THE 3 INCH/50 ANTI AIRCRAFT (AA) GUNS AFT AND THE 40MM AND 20MM AA GUNS IN THE BOW. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).