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HMAS MANOORA, ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER, FITTED WITH SEVEN 6 INCH GUNS. THE MANOORA, FORMERLY A 10,856 TON AUSTRALIAN COASTAL PASSENGER LINER OWNED BY THE ADELAIDE STEAMSHIP COMPANY, WAS REQUISITIONED ON THE 1939-10-14 BY THE NAVAL BOARD, FOR CONVERSION TO AN A.M.C.
PORTSIDE VIEW OF THE COASTAL PASSENGER LINER MV MANOORA PRIOR TO HER REQUISITIONING BY THE RAN ON 1939-10-14 FOR SERVICE AS AN ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER AND LATER AS A LANDING SHIP INFANTRY (LARGE). (NAV
Shells being swung abord the Armed Merchant Cruiser HMAS Westralia for use of its main armament of seven 6 inch guns.
C.1940. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER HMAS MANOORA. SHE IS ARMED WITH SEVEN 6 INCH GUNS. FOUR ARE IN SHIELDED MOUNTINGS FORWARD, SITED ON THE FORECASTLE AND WELL DECK. TWO OF THE
C.1940. AERIAL VIEW OF THE ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER HMAS MANOORA. SHE IS ARMED WITH SEVEN 6 INCH GUNS. FOUR ARE IN SHIELDED MOUNTINGS FORWARD, SITED ON THE FORECASTLE AND WELL DECK. TWO OF THE REMAINING
STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE NEW ZEALAND LINER ARAWA, PRIOR TO HER CONVERSION TO AN ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER IN 1939. COMMISSIONED INTO THE ROYAL NAVY, SHE WAS MOSTLY MANNED BY AUSTRALIAN PERSONNEL. IN 19
PACIFIC OCEAN. 1940-06-12. MEMBERS OF THE SHIP'S COMPANY OF THE ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER HMAS MANOORA GATHERED AROUND THE PORT 6 INCH GUN ON HER FORECASTLE TO WATCH THE SINKING OF THE ITALIAN LINER ROMO
