Sydney_II_camouflage.jpg

Description

AWM caption: "1941-08-01. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMAS SYDNEY (II) (EX HMS PHAETON) WITH HER AIRCRAFT EMBARKED. NOTE THE SPAR PROJECTING FORWARD OF THE BRIDGE AND THE SINGLE 4 INCH AA GUNS AMIDSHIPS, WHICH DISTINGUISHED THE SYDNEY FROM HER TWO SISTERS HOBART AND PERTH NOTE THE CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME, THE COLOURS OF WHICH ARE PROBABLY 507A (THE DARKER GREY) AND 507C. IT IS ALMOST IDENTICAL ON THE PORT SIDE."

Date

1 August 1941

Source

This image is available from the Collection Database of the Australian War Memorial under the ID Number:

301407

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This image is protected by Crown Copyright because it is owned by the Australian Government or that of the states or territories, and is in the public domain because it was created or published prior to 1974 and the copyright has therefore expired. The government of Australia has declared that the expiration of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide. This has been confirmed by correspondence received by the Volunteer Response Team ( Ticket:2017062010010417 ).

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1 August 1941

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