4 inch Naval Projectile

Accession Number REL22765
Collection type Technology
Object type Munition
Physical description Brass, Metal
Maker Maribyrnong Munitions Factory
Place made Australia
Date made 1945
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Description

A 4 inch calibre high explosive naval projectile. The projectile has a 37 mm wide brass driving band located 61 mm above the base. The case is hollow and empty and there is no nose tip fuze fitted in the 60 mm diameter case mouth. The projectile is painted yellow with a 15 mm wide red band painted 38 mm below the case mouth, and a 15 mm green band over a 15 mm black band at the base of the conical nose profile.

History / Summary

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