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Description Lot 11588-14: Activities in the Middle East. HMAS Perth, one of the units of Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham’s Fleet, was photographed after taking part in the Battle of Matapan, March 27-29, 1941. when the Italians lost three heavy cruisers and a large destroyer. HMAS Perth’s anti-aircraft guns are always ready for action. Perth would survive the Battle of the Java Sea, February 27, 1942, only to be sunk by the Japanese at the Battle of Sunda Strait, March 1, 1942. Office of War Information Photograph. (2016/02/11).
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Author National Museum of the U.S. Navy

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Photograph Curator at https://flickr.com/photos/127906254@N06/24332431994 (archive). It was reviewed on 10 July 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the Public Domain Mark.

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