BANKA STRAIT, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1942-02-03. THE DESTROYER HMS TENEDOS (H04) ALONGSIDE THE ...

Place Asia: Netherlands East Indies, Banka Island
Accession Number P00444.209
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

BANKA STRAIT, NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES. 1942-02-03. THE DESTROYER HMS TENEDOS (H04) ALONGSIDE THE HEAVILY DAMAGED MERCHANT SHIP NORAH MOLLAR TO TAKE ABOARD MEMBERS OF HER CREW. THE MERCHANT SHIP HAD BEEN BOMBED BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT. OTHER PASSENGERS HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN TAKEN FROM HER BY HMAS HOBART FROM WHICH THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)