Territory Stories

SS Zealandia

Details:

Title

SS Zealandia,

Photo number

PH1069/0011,

Collection

Norman Frederick Townsend Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1942,

Location

Darwin Harbour,

Description

SS Zealandia was a cargo and passenger transport that served as a troopship during the First and Second World Wars. It was sunk in Darwin Harbour on 19 February 1942.,

Notes

This album was compiled by Norman Frederick Townsend (1914-2004) Service No. S6005 who served in the RAN and was based at HMAS Melville from 12 February 1942 to 21 October 1942.,

Language

English,

Subject

Cargo ships,

Digital format

3438 x 5000 pixels : 48bpp ; 100.74Mb,

Format

1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 8.7 cm,

File type

image/tiff,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,

License

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

Related links

http://hdl.handle.net/10070/272184 [Norman Frederick Townsend Photo Album],

Parent handle

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/273296,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/427013