Accession Number | P03654.037 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Transparency |
Maker |
Adler, Fred |
Place made | Australia: Northern Territory, Darwin |
Date made | September 1999 |
Conflict |
East Timor, 1999-2013 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
HMS Glasgow, a Royal Navy Type 42 Destroyer, tied up alongside a wharf. HMS Glasgow was preparing ...
Description
HMS Glasgow, a Royal Navy Type 42 Destroyer, tied up alongside a wharf. HMS Glasgow was preparing to depart for East Timor as part of the International Force for East Timor (INTERFET). A small crowd of civilians is gathered on the wharf and watching proceedings as the ships starboard side is illuminated by the setting sun.