| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 300530 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | 120 (roll film), Acetate, Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | 120 (roll film), Acetate, Silver Gelatin |
| Conflict |
Period 1970-1979 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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FLINDERS, VIC. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE FORMER CORVETTE HMAS CASTLEMAINE ALONGSIDE AT HMAS CERBERUS. ...
Description
FLINDERS, VIC. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE FORMER CORVETTE HMAS CASTLEMAINE ALONGSIDE AT HMAS CERBERUS. AS A TRAINING HULK FOR ENGINE ROOM ARTIFICERS SHE HAS BEEN IMMOBILISED AND STRIPPED OF EQUIPMENT. SHE HAS BEEN NEWLY PAINTED AND WEARS HER POST WAR PENNANT NUMBER, M244, INDICATING THAT THIS PHOTOGRAPH WAS POSSIBLY TAKEN ABOUT THE TIME SHE WAS PASSED TO THE MARITIME TRUST OF AUSTRALIA, VICTORIA, FOR PRESERVATION IN 1973. THE PATROL BOAT BEHIND HER IS PROBABLY HMAS ARDENT, WHICH WAS BASED AT HMAS CERBERUS AS A TRAINING VESSEL. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)