Territory Stories

USAT Meigs

Details:

Title

USAT Meigs,

Photo number

PH1069/0010,

Collection

Norman Frederick Townsend Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1942,

Description

USAT Meigs was a transport ship built in 1921 and 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

Navy (Ship), United States,

Digital format

3547 x 5000 pixels : 48bpp ; 103.93Mb, jpeg 2.42Mb.,

Format

1 photograph : sepia ; 6.5 x 8.7 cm.,

File type

image/tiff, image/jpeg,

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/10070/273285,

Citation address

https://hdl.handle.net/10070/427038