File:RMS CORFU under tow in Sydney Cove (9348646698).jpg

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English: The vessel arrived in Australian ports in July 1932, June 1933 and July 1935.The ship was requisitioned during World War II as an Armed Merchant Cruiser and troopship. It was scrapped in Japan in 1961.

This photo is part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s Samuel J. Hood Studio collection. Sam Hood (1872-1953) was a Sydney photographer with a passion for ships. His 60-year career spanned the romantic age of sail and two world wars. The photos in the collection were taken mainly in Sydney and Newcastle during the first half of the 20th century.
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: Samuel J. Hood Studio Collection

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  • Samuel J Hood Studio
  • Merchant Ships
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  • MARITIME FAVORITES (Post 1 - Try to Award 3)
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  • HOOD COLLECTION
  • Samuel J Hood Collection
  • Hood
  • RMS Corfu
  • Corfu
  • SYDNEY
  • CIRCULAR QUAY
  • Fort Denison
  • Sydney Cove
  • wharf
  • Fort Macquarie
  • Fort Macquarie Tram Depot
  • ferries
  • tug
  • tugboat
  • P&O
  • hood collection
  • samuel j hood collection
  • rms corfu
  • sydney
  • circular quay
  • fort denison
  • sydney cove
  • fort macquarie
  • fort macquarie tram depot
  • p&o
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23 July 2013

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