Territory Stories

Ships

Details:

Title

Ships,

Photo number

PH0482/0002,

Collection

Curnock Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1942,

Location

Darwin,

Description

Burning ships on the day of the first Japanese bombing of Darwin showing the Navy wharf and large vessels Zealandia, Manunda and Port Mar. Smoke is probably from the sinking USS Peary and two smaller identical work boats (rear funnels) RAN Tolga and Terka.,

Language

English,

Subject

jetties & wharves, shipwrecks, derricks, warships, aerial bombings, cranes (machines), smoke, Australia, Royal Australian Navy, World War, 1939-1945, Northern Territory, Darwin,

Digital format

4157 x 6000 pixels : 24bpp ; 73.09Mb, jpeg 4.02Mb.,

Format

1 photograph : b&w ; 11.2 x 16.7 cm.,

File type

image/jpeg, 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/10070/35079,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/314792

Related items

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/314790,