PORTHOLE: Souvenir of the HMAS SHROPSHIRE

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PORTHOLE: Souvenir of the HMAS SHROPSHIRE

Printer John Sands Pty Ltd

Date1946

Object number00028530

NameBook

MediumInk on paper, cotton

DimensionsOverall: 282 x 222 x 8 mm, 350 g

ClassificationsBooks and journals

Credit LineANMM Collection

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Description'Porthole' being a Chronicle of the Operations, Experiences and Peregrinations of H.M.A.S 'SHROPSHIRE' in the Second World War, 1939-1945. With some animadversions thereon by members of the ship's company. Sydney: John Sands Pty Ltd. 1946. The book has a preface, foreward, "message from the commodore commanding H M Australian squadron" and a page entitled "our ship's crest". A contents page and list of illustrations follow. The book is printed text, with black and white photographic prints, maps and illustrations. The full complement of the HMAS SHROPSHIRE is listed from pages 82 - 95.