SYDNEY, NSW. STERN VIEW OF THE DESTROYER USS SMITH (DD-378) WITH THE DESTROYER USS DUNLAP ...

Place Oceania: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney
Accession Number 302742
Collection type Photograph
Object type 6x8", Paper (Fibre-based), Silver Gelatin
Physical description 6x8", Paper (Fibre-based), Silver Gelatin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

SYDNEY, NSW. STERN VIEW OF THE DESTROYER USS SMITH (DD-378) WITH THE DESTROYER USS DUNLAP (DD-384) IN THE BACKGROUND. NOTE THE DEPTH CHARGE RAILS ON THE SMITH'S STERN, HER AFTER 5 INCH GUNS ON OPEN MOUNTINGS AND TWIN 40 MM BOFORS PORT AND STARBOARD. BOTH SHIPS HAVE SC-1 AIR SEARCH RADAR AT THE MASTHEAD WITH SG SURFACE SEARCH RADAR JUST BELOW IT AND MARK 4 FIRE CONTROL RADAR ON THE DIRECTORS. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)