STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II). THE SUPERSTRUCTURE AROUND THE ...

STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II). THE SUPERSTRUCTURE AROUND THE MAIN ARMAMENT DIRECTOR HAS BEEN EXTENDED AND A CROWSNEST ADDED TO THE FOREMAST. A HIGH ANGLE CONTROL POSITION HAS REPLACED THE RANGEFINDER ON THE AFTER SUPERSTRUCTURE. NOTE THE QUADRUPLE BANK OF TORPEDO TUBES UNDER THE 4 INCH GUN DECK AMIDSHIPS. A SEAGULL V AMPHIBIAN SITS ON THE CATAPULT AMIDSHIPS WITH THE AIRCRAFT HANDLING CRANE IMMEDIATELY ABAFT AND TO STARBOARD. THIS PHOTOGRAPH DATES FROM BETWEEN 1935, WHEN THE SEAGULL V WAS INTRODUCED INTO SERVICE, AND 1938, WHEN THE AUSTRALIA COMMENCED A MAJOR REFIT. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)