DEVONPORT, ENGLAND. 1955. ELEVATED QUARTER VIEW OF THE FRIGATE HMAS QUEENBOROUGH (FO2) BERTHING. ...

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Accession Number 301239
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Period 1950-1959
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DEVONPORT, ENGLAND. 1955. ELEVATED QUARTER VIEW OF THE FRIGATE HMAS QUEENBOROUGH (FO2) BERTHING. NOTE THE LIMBO ANTI SUBMARINE MORTARS AND THEIR MAGAZINES IN AN ECHELON ARRANGEMENT, THE 4 INCH MARK 16 GUNS IN A TWIN MARK 19 MOUNTING WITH ILLUMINATING ROCKET LAUNCHING RAILS ATTACHED AND THE CLOSE RANGE BLIND FIRE DIRECTOR. A LAND ROVER IS CARRIED ON THE QUARTERDECK. THE DEVONPORT NAVAL BARRACKS ARE IN THE BACKGROUND. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)