Shikoku, Japan. 1947-12-12. CM853 Command craft of Operation Fish is tied up at the wharf. The ...

Place Asia: Japan, Shikoku
Accession Number 145134
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Cuthbert, Allan George
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

Shikoku, Japan. 1947-12-12. CM853 Command craft of Operation Fish is tied up at the wharf. The operation was to check and arrest black marketeers in fish and also to inspect cargoes for any type of black market evidence. The main body of the patrol, which travelled in four Japanese Air Sea Rescue boats, came from the 1st Australian Armoured Car Squadron.