| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | EN0010 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Glass original half plate negative |
| Maker |
Unknown |
| Place made | United Kingdom: Scotland, Firth of Forth |
| Date made | December 1918 |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
View down the fore deck of HMAS Australia, showing 'A' turret with 12 inch guns, 4 inch guns and ...
Description
View down the fore deck of HMAS Australia, showing 'A' turret with 12 inch guns, 4 inch guns and a two seater Sopwith 1 1/2 strutter biplane on a platform above the port turret. On 4 April and 14 May 1918 this aircraft had taken off from a similar platform on the starboard side; this had not been done before with a two seater aircraft. (See EN0011, EN0017, EN0018.)