PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1941-12-30. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE SLOOP HMAS SWAN (II) (U74). HER ...

Place Oceania: New Guinea1, Papua New Guinea, Papua, Port Moresby
Accession Number 301385
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1941-12-30. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE SLOOP HMAS SWAN (II) (U74). HER ORIGINAL ARMAMENT OF THREE 4 INCH MARK V GUNS ON MARK III HIGH ANGLE MOUNTINGS AND A QUADRUPLE .5 INCH VICKERS MACHINE GUN MOUNTING ON A BANDSTAND AMIDSHIPS. HER CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME PROBABLY CONSISTS OF TWO GREYS, 507A (THE DARKER SHADE) AND 507C. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)