CA.1970. AERIAL STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMAS MELBOURNE (II) (21) AS SHE ...

CA.1970. AERIAL STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMAS MELBOURNE (II) (21) AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER 1968-1969 HALF LIFE REFIT. HER LW02 AIR SEARCH AND TYPE 293Q AIR/SURFACE SEARCH RADARS HAVE BEEN MOVED FROM THE MASTHEAD, THE FORMER TO THE ISLAND AND THE LATTER TO A PLATFORM HALFWAY UP THE MAST. AT THE MASTHEAD A TACAN DOME HAS BEEN FITTED WITH TWO ECM DOMES BENEATH. SHE RETAINS ONLY ONE TYPE 277Q HEIGHT FINDING RADAR, MOUNTED ABOVE THE BRIDGE. THE CLOSE RANGE BLIND FIRE DIRECTORS HAVE BEEN SUPPRESSED AS HAVE THE TWIN BOFORS 40 MM GUNS PREVIOUSLY MOUNTED BEFORE THE ISLAND. DOUGLAS A4G SKYHAWK FIGHTERS ARE PARKED AFT OF THE ISLAND WITH A GRUMMAN S2E TRACKER ANTI SUBMARINE AIRCRAFT ON THE FLIGHT DECK FORWARD. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)