| Place | Asia: Ceylon, Colombo |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | ART23453 |
| Collection type | Art |
| Measurement | Overall: 30.9 x 41 cm; frame: 32.9 x 43.1 cm |
| Object type | Painting |
| Physical description | oil on canvas board |
| Maker |
Norton, Frank |
| Place made | Ceylon: Colombo |
| Date made | April 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
A.M.C. on fire
Description
Armed Merchant Cruiser (ex Blue Funnel Liner) on fire and sitting on Colombo Harbour bottom as the result of a Japanese air-raid a day or so previously. Smoke fills the right side of the image. Drawn from H.M.T. Duntroon out in anchorage. The other vessels in the Harbour are a Dutch submarine mother-ship and H.M.T. Katoomba.