| Place | Asia: Thailand, Bangkok |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 301578 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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BANGKOK, THAILAND. 1956. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS TOBRUK (I) ENTERING PORT. NOTE ...
Description
BANGKOK, THAILAND. 1956. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS TOBRUK (I) ENTERING PORT. NOTE THE SINGLE 40MM BOFORS MARK 7 AA GUNS IN THE BRIDGE WINGS AND ABAFT THE FUNNEL. THE THREE TWIN BOFORS GUNS IN STABILISED TACHYMETRIC ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN (STAAG) MOUNTINGS ARE PROMINENT. NOTE THE TYPE 262 FIRE CONTROL RADAR ON THE MOUNTINGS. A TYPE 293 AIR/SURFACE SEARCH RADAR AERIAL IS AT THE MASTHEAD. THE NUMERAL ON THE FUNNEL INDICATES THAT SHE IS PART OF THE 10TH DESTROYER FLOTILLA; THE BLACK BAND AT THE TOP OF THE FUNNEL AND THE ABSENCE OF PENNANT NUMBER ON THE HULL INDICATE THAT SHE IS ACTUALLY THE SENIOR SHIP OF THE FLOTILLA. THE CREW ARE MANNING THE SIDE FOR ENTERING PORT. IN THE BACKGROUND ARE A US NAVY SEAPLANE TENDER WITH A FLETCHER CLASS DESTROYER ALONGSIDE AND THE CRUISER HMS NEWFOUNDLAND. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)