A port side view of a frigate, possibly the HMS Black Swan, tied up at Kure wharf during visits ...

Accession Number HOBJ0826
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Maker Hobson, Phillip Oliver
Place made Japan: Kure
Date made c May 1950
Conflict British Commonwealth Occupation Force, 1946-1952 (Japan)
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A port side view of a frigate, possibly the HMS Black Swan, tied up at Kure wharf during visits of the RAN and Royal Navy in the area. Note the two sets of twin guns in the forward part of the ship. The Union Jack is flying on the flagpole in the bow.