C.1943. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE SLOOP HMAS WARREGO (II) (U73). SHE IS NOW ARMED WITH FOUR 4 INCH ...

C.1943. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE SLOOP HMAS WARREGO (II) (U73). SHE IS NOW ARMED WITH FOUR 4 INCH MARK XVI GUNS IN A TWIN MARK XIX MOUNTINGS, THE SINGLE MARK XX MOUNTING AFT IN X POSITION HAVING BEEN REPLACED. THEY ARE CONTROLLED BY THE HIGH ANGLE CONTROL SYSTEM (HACS) SITED BEHIND THE BRIDGE. NOTE THE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS ARE MOUNTED IN THE BRIDGE WINGS AND ON THE QUARTERDECK. THE MAINMAST HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT AND THE SEARCHLIGHT POSITION MOVED FURTHER AFT FROM ITS INITIAL POSITION AMIDSHIPS. NOTE THE SC-1 RADAR AT THE MASTHEAD AND THE TYPE 285 RADAR ON THE HACS. HER CAMOUFLAGE PATTERN HAS CHANGED FROM THE ORIGINAL OF LATE 1941. THE DARKER GREY IS PROBABLY PROBABLY 507A OR A LATER EQUIVALENT. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)