Territory Stories

Ship

Details:

Title

Ship,

Photo number

PH0311/0014,

Collection

Ron Urquhart Collection, PictureNT, PictureNT,

Date

1942-02-19,

Location

Darwin Harbour,

Description

SS Zealandia billowing black smoke and sinking after the first Japanese bombing raid on Darwin on 19/2/1942. Vessel beyond is HMAS Swan. At left, foreground HMAS Katoomba aboard the floating dock.,

Language

English,

Subject

ships, warships, flags, Japanese, shipwrecks, aerial bombings, World War, 1939-1945, Northern Territory, Darwin,

Use

No known copyright,

Copyright owner

Library & Archives NT,