German sea mine in Bass Strait during WWII
Date1940
Object number00029070
NamePhotograph
MediumBlack and white photographic print on paper
DimensionsOverall: 64 x 88 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Philip Stafford Jay
Description'One fo the very first mines found in Bass Strait in 1940. The ship in the background is one of the 20th Minesweeper Flotilla, under the command of Commander Ross Wheatley, later Captain Wheatley'.
Philip Jay, ex Petty Officer, RANSignificanceLETTERS FROM MR P. JAY IN FILE.
1919-1954
