Camouflaged troop transport Argyllshire loaded with troops in Sydney Harbour. This ship was twice ...

Accession Number H18784
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Maker Sydney Morning Herald And Sydney Mail
Place made Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

Camouflaged troop transport Argyllshire loaded with troops in Sydney Harbour. This ship was twice attacked by German submarines. The second attack, in the English Channel, resulted in the ship being struck by a torpedo but it managed to reach Plymouth.

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