| Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, Port Melbourne |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | 302544 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Conflict |
Period 1940-1949 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 1947-05-20. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE LIGHT CRUISER USS ATLANTA (CL-104). ...
Description
PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 1947-05-20. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE LIGHT CRUISER USS ATLANTA (CL-104). MUCH OF HER WARTIME CLOSE RANGE ARMAMENT HAS BEEN LANDED. NOTE THE SK-2 AIR SEARCH RADAR ON THE FOREMAST AND SP FIGHTER CONTROL RADAR ON THE MAINMAST. HER TWELVE 6 INCH/47 MARK 16 GUNS WERE CONTROLLED BY THE DIRECTORS ABOVE THE BRIDGE AND ON THE AFTER SUPERSTRUCTURE. THESE WERE FITTED MARK 13 FIRE CONTROL RADAR. ABOVE WERE THE DIRECTORS FOR THE TWIN 5 INCH/38 MARK 32 TURRETS. EACH DIRECTOR IS FITTED WITH A MARK 12/MARK 22 FIRE CONTROL/HEIGHT FINDING RADAR COMBINATION. NOTE THE CURTISS SC SPOTTING AIRCRAFT ON THE AFTER CATAPULT. TO THE RIGHT IS THE STERN OF USS DULUTH WITH A SEAHAWK WITH ITS WINGS FOLDED ON THE CATAPULT.(NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)