AWM Collection Record: 128144
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ID Number: | 128144 |
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| Maker: | RAAF Official photograph | ||
| Date made: | 10 February 1943 | ||
| Physical description: | Black & white | ||
| Summary: | United States of America Liberty Ship 'Starr King' sinks off Port Macquarie, NSW after being torpedoed by a Japanese submarine. During the six months after 18 January 1943, Japanese attacked 21 Allied ships totalling 109,651 tons off the East Coast of Australia and ships totalling 50,022 tons were sunk. | ||
| Copyright: | Copyright expired - public domain | ||
| Copyright holder: | Copyright Expired | ||
| Related subject: | Ship wrecks; Submarines; Torpedoing | ||
| Related unit: | Liberty ships; Royal Australian Air Force | ||
| Related place: | New South Wales; United States | ||
| Related conflict: | Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Last-Modified: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:19:27 GMT
