Royal Navy sailors and officers disembark from a ferry at Woolloomooloo Bay in Sydney
This image shows Royal Marines and Royal Navy sailors and officers disembarking from a ferry near Wharf 9 at Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney. The men were part of the British Special Service Squadron world tour 1923-1924 and were assembling for a welcome march through Sydney on 9 April 1924. The Squadron was led by the battle cruisers HM Ships HOOD and REPULSE.
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
Object no. 00035282
Royal Navy sailors and officers disembark from a ferry at Woolloomooloo Bay in Sydney
This image shows Royal Marines and Royal Navy sailors and officers disembarking from a ferry near Wharf 9 at Woolloomooloo Bay, Sydney. The men were part of the British Special Service Squadron world tour 1923-1924 and were assembling for a welcome march through Sydney on 9 April 1924. The Squadron was led by the battle cruisers HM Ships HOOD and REPULSE.
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
Object no. 00035282