The gallant last stand of HMAS Yarra
This dramatic scene shows Yarra’s deck burning and sailors and a lifeboat in the sea hoping to survive this fatal attack on their ship. The original painting is on display in HMAS Creswell’s Gunroom.
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- About David Marshall
There are no other paintings on this website by David Marshall. If you have any information about the artist, please contact us.
- About HMAS Yarra (ll)
HMAS Yarra is a Grimsby Class, Sloop built at the Cockatoo Islands Dockyard. The design of Yarra was based on the second batch of the successful Royal Navy Grimsby Class Minesweeping Sloops. These vessels were also designed for convoy escort duties. The Yarra differed from that of the Grimsby's by having three 4-inch high angle guns.
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