| Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 300262 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | 120 (roll film), Acetate, Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | 120 (roll film), Acetate, Silver Gelatin |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
SYDNEY, NSW. 1943. STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) AT ANCHOR. ...
Description
SYDNEY, NSW. 1943. STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) AT ANCHOR. THE EXTREMELY DARK GREY COLOUR SCHEME WHICH SHE WORE EARLIER IN THE YEAR HAS EITHER FADED OR BEEN REPLACED BY A SOMEWHAT LIGHTER SHADE, EITHER MS2 OR THE NEWER G10 WHICH WAS INTRODUCED THAT YEAR. SHE IS FITTED WITH TYPE 271 SURFACE SEARCH RADAR IN ITS DISTINCTIVE LANTERN MOUNTED IMMEDIATELY ABAFT THE DIRECTOR. TYPE 284 FIRE CONTROL RADAR FOR THE MAIN ARMAMENT IS FITTED TO THE FACE OF THE DIRECTOR. AMERICAN SC RADAR IS FITTED AT THE TOP OF HER FOREMAST FROM WHICH FLIES THE FLAG OF THE REAR ADMIRAL COMMANDING THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON. HER MAINTOPMAST HAS BEEN STRUCK. THE CLOSE RANGE ANTI AIRCRAFT ARMAMENT HAS BEEN AUGMENTED BY THE ADDITION OF TEN 20MM OERLIKON AA GUNS. TWO ARE MOUNTED IN TUBS ON EACH OF B AND X TURRETS, FOUR ARE MOUNTED PORT AND STARBOARD AMIDSHIPS AND THE REMAINING TWO ARE IN TUBS AT THE BASE OF THE SEARCHLIGHT TOWER. ON THE CATAPULT IS AIRCRAFT D OF NO 9 SQUADRON, RAAF, A SUPERMARINE WALRUS AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT (OR SEAGULL V). (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).