| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 302339 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Royal Navy |
| Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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SINGAPORE ROADS. 1956-11. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS CONSORT (D76) WITH THE SHIP'S ...
Description
SINGAPORE ROADS. 1956-11. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS CONSORT (D76) WITH THE SHIP'S COMPANY MANNING THE SIDE AND CHEERING. HER 4.5 INCH MARK 5 MOUNTINGS ARE CONTROLLED BY A MARK 6M DIRECTOR FITTED WITH TYPE 275 FIRE CONTROL RADAR. X 4.5 INCH GUN HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A DECKHOUSE WHICH FUNCTIONS AS A HANDLING ROOM FOR THE TWO SQUID ANTI SUBMARINE MORTARS MOUNTED JUST FORWARD OF IT. SINGLE 40 MM BOFORS MARK 7 AA GUNS ARE MOUNTED IN THE BRIDGE WINGS AND IMMEDIATELY ABAFT THE FUNNEL. A TWIN MARK 5 BOFORS IS FITTED AMIDSHIPS AND CONTROLLED BY THE SIMPLE TACHYMETRIC DIRECTOR JUST FORWARD OF THE MOUNTING. A TYPE 293 AERIAL IS AT THE MASTHEAD. THE SHIP IS PART OF THE 8TH DESTROYER FLOTILLA AS INDICATED BY THE NUMBER ON THE FUNNEL. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)