MORETON BAY, QLD, 1944-07-14. AERIAL PORTSIDE VIEW OF THE NEW RIVER CLASS FRIGATE BURDEKIN ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Queensland, Brisbane
Accession Number 300498
Collection type Photograph
Object type Acetate, Silver Gelatin
Physical description Acetate, Silver Gelatin
Maker No 32 Squadron RAAF
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

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Description

MORETON BAY, QLD, 1944-07-14. AERIAL PORTSIDE VIEW OF THE NEW RIVER CLASS FRIGATE BURDEKIN RUNNING TRIALS PRIOR TO COMMISSIONING. NOTE THAT SHE DOES NOT WEAR A WHITE ENSIGN. HER 4 INCH MARK XVI GUNS, MOUNTED IN B AND X POSITIONS ARE FITTED WITH A SMALL SHIELD. SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS ARE MOUNTED PORT AND STARBOARD IN THE BRIDGE WINGS, BEFORE THE BREAK OF THE FORECASTLE DECK AND ON THE QUARTERDECK FORWARD OF THE DEPTH CHARGE ARMAMENT. A HEDGEHOG ANTI SUBMARINE MORTAR IS FITTED ON THE FORECASTLE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE FORWARD 4 INCH GUN. THE SHIP CARRIES A TYPE 271 SURFACE SEARCH RADAR IN A LANTERN ABOVE THE BRIDGE. AN SC-1 AIR SEARCH RADAR IS AT THE MASTHEAD. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)