Japanese Type 98 torpedo that ran aground on Green Island in Sydney Harbor during the submarine attack 9 days earlier being prepared for recovery, Sydney, Australia, Jun 10, 1942. Note the sandbags.

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Caption     Japanese Type 98 torpedo that ran aground on Green Island in Sydney Harbor during the submarine attack 9 days earlier being prepared for recovery, Sydney, Australia, Jun 10, 1942. Note the sandbags. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Date 1 Jun 1942
Photographer    Unknown
 
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Source    ww2dbaseAustralian War Memorial
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   305024
 
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Photo Size 477 x 638 pixels



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