
Caption | USS Growler’s damaged bow after a collision, New Farm Submarine Base, Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, 17 Feb 1943. Note the Colonial Sugar Refinery dead ahead of Growler while her bow points toward Hawthorne across the river. ww2dbase | ||||
Source | ww2dbaseUnited States Navy | ||||
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Photos on Same Day | 17 Feb 1943 | ||||
Photos at Same Place | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||
Added By | David Stubblebine | ||||
Added Date | 28 Jan 2020 | ||||
Licensing | Public Domain. According to the United States copyright law (United States Code, Title 17, Chapter 1, Section 105), in part, "[c]opyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government". |
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