![HMS Exeter sinking south of Borneo, Dutch East Indies, 1 Mar 1942, photo 2 of 2 [Colorized by WW2DB]](/images/ai/20230224/battle_java9.jpg)
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Caption | HMS Exeter sinking south of Borneo, Dutch East Indies, 1 Mar 1942, photo 2 of 2 [Colorized by WW2DB] ww2dbase | ||||||||
WW2-Era Location Name | Java Sea, Dutch East Indies | ||||||||
Date | 1 Mar 1942 | ||||||||
Photographer | Unknown | ||||||||
Colorization Note | This photograph was originally a black and white photograph; the colorized version presented here was a derivative work by WW2DB. The colors used in this version were speculative, and could be significantly different from the real colors. Processed using Adobe Photoshop Image Processor, with default neural filter, selecting "None" as the profile. View the original black and white photograph at its own permanent page. | ||||||||
Colorized Date | 24 Feb 2023 | ||||||||
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Source | ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives | ||||||||
Identification Code | 80-G-71199 | ||||||||
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Photos on Same Day | 1 Mar 1942 | ||||||||
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Licensing | Public Domain. According to the US National Archives, as of 21 Jul 2010: Please contact us regarding any inaccuracies with the above information. Thank you. |
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Added By | C. Peter Chen | ||||||||
Photo Size | 800 x 461 pixels |
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2. Tripcony says:
8 Aug 2015 07:58:56 AM
My father was already in the water there by this time but spent his last moments at his post sending out morse code as a signalman he jumped off the bridge at the very last when it was time to go, aged 19 spent 36hrs in the water before being picked up by japanese nevy 3.5yrs as a POW 3yrs in Japan
8 Aug 2015 07:58:56 AM
My father was already in the water there by this time but spent his last moments at his post sending out morse code as a signalman he jumped off the bridge at the very last when it was time to go, aged 19 spent 36hrs in the water before being picked up by japanese nevy 3.5yrs as a POW 3yrs in Japan
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