| Accession Number | 300969 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Acetate, Silver Gelatin |
| Physical description | Acetate, Silver Gelatin |
| Date made | c 1942 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF BATHURST CLASS MINESWEEPER/CORVETTE HMAS LISMORE (J145). SHE HAS AN ...
Description
AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF BATHURST CLASS MINESWEEPER/CORVETTE HMAS LISMORE (J145). SHE HAS AN UNUSUAL ARRANGEMENT OF CLOSE RANGE ARMAMENT IN THAT TWO SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS ARE SIDED ON THE FORECASTLE JUST FORWARD OF THE BRIDGE RATHER THAN IN THE BRIDGE WINGS, THE STANDARD POSITION FOR SHIPS OF THIS CLASS. A 2 POUNDER AA GUN IS MOUNTED AFT. NOTE THE KITE/OTTERS AND FLOATS OF HER OROPESA MINESWEEPING GEAR ON THE QUARTERDECK. COMMISSIONED ON 24 JANUARY 1941 LISMORE SAW SERVICE ON THE AUSTRALIAN COAST AND THEN JOINED THE EAST INDIES STATION ON 5 JUNE 1941 FOR SERVICE WITH THE RED SEA FORCE. IN MAY 1943 SHE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE MEDITERRANEAN COMMAND FOR MINESWEEPING DUTIES. LISMORE REJOINED THE EASTERN FLEET IN OCTOBER 1943 UNTIL 18 NOVEMBER 1944 WHEN SHE TRANSFERRED TO THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET. AFTER THE WAR THE SHIP RETURNED TO AUSTRALIA AND PAID OFF. IN JULY 1946 LISMORE WAS SOLD TO THE NETHERLANDS AND RENAMED BATJAN. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)