| Places | |
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| Accession Number | 303272/01 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin |
| Maker |
No 71 Squadron RAAF |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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1943-10-22. AERIAL PORT BOW VIEW OF THE AMERICAN TANKER ESSO MANHATTAN. NOTE THE LOW ANGLE GUN, ...
Description
1943-10-22. AERIAL PORT BOW VIEW OF THE AMERICAN TANKER ESSO MANHATTAN. NOTE THE LOW ANGLE GUN, EITHER 4 INCH OR 5 INCH CALIBRE AFT AND THE 3 INCH AA GUN ON THE FORECASTLE. SHE ALSO CARRIES EIGHT 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS, FOUR EACH IN THE SUPERSTRUCTURE AMIDSHIPS AND AFT. SPAR DECKS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED OVER THE WELL DECKS FOR THE CARRIAGE OF DECK CARGO, IN THIS CASE SIX MOTOR TORPEDO BOATS WHICH WERE OFF LOADED AT BRISBANE. PRIOR TO THIS VOYAGE THE VESSEL HAD TWICE BEEN BROKEN IN TWO BY ACCIDENTS AND REPAIRED. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)