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Image: HMAS Australia (D84) off New York City c1932

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Description: The Royal Australian Navy heavy cruiser HMAS Australia (D84) underway in Hudson River off New York City (USA)- heading north upstream, circa 1932-1933. The west shoreline of Manhattan looking towards the top of the Woolworth Building is visible in the distance. The squat, square structure just off-shore (near Canal Street in Lower Manhattan) is a ventilation structure for the trans-Hudson tunnel linking New York City and New Jersey.
Title: HMAS Australia (D84) off New York City c1932
Credit: Official U.S. Navy photo NH 50120 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author: U.S. Navy photograph
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License: Public domain
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