Historical information

HMAS Bataan 1952. An Australian Warship in the Korean War.
"The author explores the variety of tasks and risks undertaken by the ship and her company in circumstances that were always challenging and sometimes highly dangerous" - Professor Jeffrey Grey.

Physical description

Hard cardboard cover, deep blue buckram with gold print on spine. Dust cover mid blue background, sea image, dark blue & gold print on front, spine & back. Sepia photos of HMAS Bataan on front & back covers. Gun crew on front flap, men on side of fo'c'sle back flap. 294 pages, cut plain paper illustrated with black & white photos, maps & diagrams.

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten in black on front fly leaf:
Donated by
Mrs Olive Pell
BENDIGO DISTRICT RSL
MUSEUM