SYDNEY, NSW. 1967-10-03. BOW VIEW OF THE COASTAL MINESWEEPERS HMAS HAWK II (M1139) AND GULL ...

Place Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Accession Number 302072
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Film original negative other
Conflict Period 1960-1969
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
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Description

SYDNEY, NSW. 1967-10-03. BOW VIEW OF THE COASTAL MINESWEEPERS HMAS HAWK II (M1139) AND GULL (M1185) ALONGSIDE. NEITHER SHIP HAS ITS FORWARD 40 MM BOFORS GUN MOUNTED. NOTE THE DIFFERENT STYLES IN WHICH THE PENNANT NUMBERS ARE PAINTED. THEY INDICATE THAT THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN PRIOR TO 1969-01-01. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)