Territory Stories

Ships

Details:

Title

Ships,

Photo number

PH0311/0012,

Collection

Ron Urquhart Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1942-02-19,

Location

Darwin City,

Description

View from The Esplanade to Stokes Hill Wharf with ships ablaze after bombing. MV Barossa silhouetted against the burning wharf and smoke from the sunken MV Neptuna. The Navy Tug 'Wato' is towing the MV Barossa away to be beached. Right background the USS Portmar with stern low, later assisted by Southern Cross.,

Language

English,

Subject

ships, Japanese, shipwrecks, aerial bombings, Australia, Royal Australian Navy, United States Navy, World War, 1939-1945, Northern Territory, Darwin,

Digital format

600ppi ; 35.13Mb.,

Format

1 photograph : b&w ; 17 x 12 cm.,

File type

image/tiff,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/pdm,

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/25344,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/25344

Related items

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/742499,