| Accession Number | 302476 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Period 1950-1959 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
This item is licensed under CC BY-NC
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1957-05-11. PORT BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE FRIGATE HMS SCARBOROUGH (F63). A TYPE 992 TARGET ...
Description
1957-05-11. PORT BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE FRIGATE HMS SCARBOROUGH (F63). A TYPE 992 TARGET INDICATION RADAR IS AT THE HEAD OF HER LATTICE MAST WITH A HIGH FREQUENCY DIRECTION FINDING AERIAL ABOVE. A TYPE 277Q HEIGHT FINDING/SURFACE SEARCH RADAR IS MOUNTED ON THE PYLON FORWARD OF THE MAST. ABOVE THE BRIDGE IS A MRS3 DIRECTOR FOR CONTROLLING THE TWIN 4.5 INCH GUNS IN THE MARK 6 TURRET FORWARD. AFT IS A TWIN 40MM BOFORS STABILISED TACHYMETRIC ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN (STAAG). ABREAST THE STAAG ARE TWIN 21 INCH TORPEDO TUBES. FOUR MORE FIXED TUBES, ANGLED OUT FROM THE CENTERLINE ARE MOUNTED AMIDSHIPS. DESIGNED FOR AN ANTI SUBMARINE TORPEDO THAT NEVER ENTERED SERVICE THEY WERE SOON REMOVED. THE TRIPLE BARRELS OF HER A LIMBO ANTI SUBMARINE MORTAR JUST PROTRUDE FROM THEIR WELL AFT. SHE HAS NOT YET BEEN FITTED WITH HER FUNNEL CAP. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)