Place | Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Madang Province, Madang |
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Accession Number | 300719 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white |
Physical description | Black & white |
Maker |
Anderson, K |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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MADANG HARBOUR, PNG. 1944-05. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS GOULBURN (J167). SHE HAS BEEN ...
Description
MADANG HARBOUR, PNG. 1944-05. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS GOULBURN (J167). SHE HAS BEEN CAMOUFLAGED IN A DARK GREY COLOUR, POSSIBLY G10. HER ORIGINAL 4 INCH GUN FORWARD APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY A 4 INCH MARK XIX ON A MARK XXIII MOUNTING. SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS ARE FITTED IN EACH BRIDGE WING AND AFT. A TYPE 271 RADAR IS MOUNTED ABOVE THE BRIDGE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)