| Accession Number | P02380.004 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Maker |
Betty, John |
| Date made | c 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
C1944. The Survey Motor Boat (SMB) Endeavour, one of the two SMBs usually carried by HMAS ...
Description
C1944. The Survey Motor Boat (SMB) Endeavour, one of the two SMBs usually carried by HMAS Moresby. Endeavour is a 28 foot caravel built launch weighing about 5 tonnes and fitted with a six cylinder Volvo Penta marine petrol engine, giving a maximum speed of about 9 knots. The SMBs were divided into three compartments. The forward compartment was for storage of gear and was occupied by the forward hand; the middle compartment contained the motor, the responsibility of the stoker/mechanic; the aft compartment or cockpit was the preserve of the coxswain and survey partty, usually the survey recorder and the surveyor. Each compartment was covered by a hemspherical folding canvas dodger, stretched over metal hoops, and in tropical waters a make-shift awning was usually rigged ovewr the cockpit. Sub-Lieutenant J.L. Mallinson RANVR is standing with hands on hips, second from right.