| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 301010 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | 35mm, Acetate, Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | 35mm, Acetate, Silver Gelatin |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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ROSYTH, SCOTLAND. C.1918. STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMAS MELBOURNE (I) WHILE ...
Description
ROSYTH, SCOTLAND. C.1918. STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMAS MELBOURNE (I) WHILE OPERATING WITH THE GRAND FLEET. THE SHIP HAS BEEN PAINTED IN A DAZZLE CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME. A SOPWITH CAMEL FIGHTER IS CARRIED ON A LAUNCHING PLATFORM FITTED OVER HER FORWARD 6 INCH GUN. OTHER WARTIME ALTERATIONS TO HER APPEARANCE INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT OF HER POLE FOREMAST BY A TRIPOD TO WHICH A DIRECTOR TOWER HAS BEEN FITTED. THE HEIGHT OF THE MASTS HAS BEEN REDUCED. SEARCHLIGHT TOWERS HAVE BEEN FITTED AMIDSHIPS AND AFT. A 3INCH AA GUN IS SITUATED ON A PLATFORM BETWEEN AFTER FUNNEL AND THE MAINMAST. NOTE THE LARGE K CLASS STEAM POWERED SUBMARINE IN THE BACKGROUND. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)