The M.V. Anshun which was sunk by shellfire from a Japanese cruiser on 6 September 1942 at Milne ...

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Accession Number 070350
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Maker Nicholson, George Harvey
Place made New Guinea1: Papua New Guinea, Papua, Milne Bay
Date made 9 February 1944
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

The M.V. Anshun which was sunk by shellfire from a Japanese cruiser on 6 September 1942 at Milne Bay. Salvage work has been carried out by the Commonwealth Salvage Board and the ship is expected to be refloated within a few weeks.