RUSHCUTTERS BAY, NSW. 1946-02-07. HMAS RUSHCUTTER ANTI- SUBMARINE SCHOOL. A CUTAWAY DOME AND ...

Place Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney, Rushcutters Bay
Accession Number 125357
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

RUSHCUTTERS BAY, NSW. 1946-02-07. HMAS RUSHCUTTER ANTI- SUBMARINE SCHOOL. A CUTAWAY DOME AND OSCILLATOR OF A TYPE 144 ASDIC (SUBMARINE DETECTOR). THE DOME IS LOWERED WHEN THE SHIP IS CONDUCTING ANTI- SUBMARINE SWEEPS AND RAISED WHEN NOT IN USE. ON THE RIGHT IS THE MUCH SMALLER SWORD- LIKE OSCILLATOR OF THE TYPE 147 DETECTOR. (PHOTOGRAPHER L. CPL E. MCQUILLAN)