File:RMS Empress of Asia on fire after IJN air attack.jpg

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Description

English: AWM Caption: Singapore. 1942-02-05. Starboard side view of the extensively damaged British transport the Empress of Asia and Navy rescue vessels. The transport was set on fire during a bomb attack by Japanese aircraft. It was one of four ships bringing the remainder of the 18th British Division, some other troops, and transport vehicles to the island. Most of the troops were rescued by the Navy, but nearly all their weapons and equipment were lost.

Date

5 February 1942

Source

This image is available from the Collection Database of the Australian War Memorial under the ID Number:

P01604.001

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(Donor M. Parkin)

Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons. Original uploader was Wolcott at en.wikipedia 2007-06-01 (first version); 2013-11-19 (last version)

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Permission
(Reusing this file)

This image is protected by Crown Copyright because it is owned by the Australian Government or that of the states or territories, and is in the public domain because it was created or published prior to 1974 and the copyright has therefore expired. The government of Australia has declared that the expiration of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide. This has been confirmed by correspondence received by the Volunteer Response Team (Ticket:2017062010010417).

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2013-11-19 05:01 Wolcott 639×443× (144623 bytes) higher res
2007-06-01 22:25 Wolcott 450×302× (39618 bytes) Australian War Memorial (AWM) catalog number P01604.001 '''Sourced from:''' http://www.awm.gov.au/database/collection.asp '''Copyright:''' The AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear'. The photo was taken in 1942. The AWM

File history

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	14:42, 19 April 2019		2,953 × 1,981 (3.01 MB)	Wolcott	higher res
	03:09, 16 April 2014		639 × 443 (141 KB)	Rcbutcher	Transferred from en.wikipedia

File usage

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Usage on de.wikipedia.org
- Empress of Asia
Usage on es.wikipedia.org
- CP Ships
Usage on id.wikipedia.org
- Dalforce
Usage on ja.wikipedia.org
- シンガポールの戦い
- エンプレス・オブ・エイジア
Usage on zh.wikipedia.org
- 星华义勇军