Place | Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney |
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Accession Number | 300825 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | 4x5", Acetate, Silver Gelatin |
Physical description | 4x5", Acetate, Silver Gelatin |
Maker |
Department of Information |
Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-05-07. STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS JUNEE (J362). SHE IS ARMED ...
Description
SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-05-07. STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS JUNEE (J362). SHE IS ARMED WITH A 4 INCH MARK XIX GUN ON A MARK XXIII MOUNTING FORWARD AND THREE SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS IN THE BRIDGE WINGS AND AFT. TYPE 271 SURFACE SEARCH RADAR IS MOUNTED ABOVE THE BRIDGE AND SC AIR SEARCH RADAR ATOP HER FOREMAST. SHE IS CAMOUFLAGED IN AN OVERALL DARK GREY, PROBABLY G10. NOTE THE TOWER OF FORT DENISON JUST BEFORE HER BOW. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)