COCKATOO ISLAND DOCKYARD, SYDNEY, NSW. 1942-12-29. BOW VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER USS NEW ORLEANS ...

Place Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Cockatoo Island
Accession Number 305922
Collection type Photograph
Object type 8x10", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin, b&w
Physical description 8x10", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin, b&w
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

COCKATOO ISLAND DOCKYARD, SYDNEY, NSW. 1942-12-29. BOW VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER USS NEW ORLEANS ALONGSIDE SUTHERLAND WHARF. SHE HAS LOST 150 FEET OF HER BOW, INCLUDING NO 1 8 INCH GUN TURRET, FROM TORPEDO DAMAGE AT THE BATTLE OF TASSAFARONGA. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).