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Iranian patrol boat KARKAS at Bandar-e Šāhpūr
Iranian patrol boat KARKAS at Bandar-e Šāhpūr

Iranian patrol boat KARKAS at Bandar-e Šāhpūr

Date1941
Object numberANMS0301[010]
NamePhotograph
MediumSilver gelatin print
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionIranian patrol vessel KARKAS moored to jetty at Bandar-e Šāhpūr, Persian Gulf.SignificanceBandar Shapur was a strategically important port in Iran. Though Iran was neutral an Allied force let by HMAS KANIMBLA captured the port in August 1941 to prevent its use by Axis forces and to allow war matériel to be sent to Russia via the trans-Iranian railway.