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Accession Number | 045093 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
BATHURST CLASS MINESWEEPER/CORVETTE HMAS KALGOORLIE. COMPLETED ON 7 APRIL 1942 KALGOORLIE SPENT ...
Description
BATHURST CLASS MINESWEEPER/CORVETTE HMAS KALGOORLIE. COMPLETED ON 7 APRIL 1942 KALGOORLIE SPENT HER WAR SERVICE IN AUSTRALIAN, SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEANS AREAS INCLUDING A PERIOD WITH THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET. AFTER THE WAR SHE PAID OFF AND IN MAY 1946 WAS SOLD TO THE NETHERLANDS GOVERNMENT AND RENAMED TERNATE.