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| Keywords: hms dragon hmsdragon british beacon britishbeacon hms dunedin hmsdunedin garden island gardenisland sydney harbour sydneyharbour sydney wilkinson ship wharf wharves blackandwhite monochrome photo border outdoor boat vehicle sea black and white HMS DRAGON, the British tanker BRITISH BEACON and HMS DUNEDIN are depicted anchored off Garden Island, Sydney on 9 April 1924. This photograph was taken by Frederick Wilkinson while he was travelling on board a ferry to Watson’s Bay, Sydney. HMS DRAGON was a Danae class cruiser of the Royal Navy launched in Glasgow in December 1917. In January 1943 the vessel was transferred to the Polish Navy for further convoy duties and then took part in Operation Neptune as part of the Normandy landings. It was torpedoed and eventually scuttled in 1944. HMS DUNEDIN was a Danae class light cruiser of the Royal Navy commissioned at Newcastle-on-Tyne on 13 September 1919. During WW2 it was used for searching out German battle cruisers and merchant ships as part of the Northern Patrol, then the West Indies Station and finally the South Atlantic Station. On 24 November 1941 DUNEDIN was sunk after it was hit by torpedoes from the German U-boat (U-124) off the coast of Brazil. In total 419 men lost their lives; there were only 67 survivors. Frederick Wilkinson (1901 - 1975) migrated to Australia from England in 1911. While wokring various jobs in and around central Sydney, Wilkinson acquired a camera and began taking photographs of vessels and harbour scenes. Many of his images were used by commercial photographers for souvenir postcards. The ANMM undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. This record has been updated accordingly. Photographer: Frederick Garner Wilkinson Object no. 00037701 HMS DRAGON, the British tanker BRITISH BEACON and HMS DUNEDIN are depicted anchored off Garden Island, Sydney on 9 April 1924. This photograph was taken by Frederick Wilkinson while he was travelling on board a ferry to Watson’s Bay, Sydney. HMS DRAGON was a Danae class cruiser of the Royal Navy launched in Glasgow in December 1917. In January 1943 the vessel was transferred to the Polish Navy for further convoy duties and then took part in Operation Neptune as part of the Normandy landings. It was torpedoed and eventually scuttled in 1944. HMS DUNEDIN was a Danae class light cruiser of the Royal Navy commissioned at Newcastle-on-Tyne on 13 September 1919. During WW2 it was used for searching out German battle cruisers and merchant ships as part of the Northern Patrol, then the West Indies Station and finally the South Atlantic Station. On 24 November 1941 DUNEDIN was sunk after it was hit by torpedoes from the German U-boat (U-124) off the coast of Brazil. In total 419 men lost their lives; there were only 67 survivors. Frederick Wilkinson (1901 - 1975) migrated to Australia from England in 1911. While wokring various jobs in and around central Sydney, Wilkinson acquired a camera and began taking photographs of vessels and harbour scenes. Many of his images were used by commercial photographers for souvenir postcards. The ANMM undertakes research and accepts public comments that enhance the information we hold about images in our collection. This record has been updated accordingly. Photographer: Frederick Garner Wilkinson Object no. 00037701 | ||||
