125725 Accession Number: 125725

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RUSHCUTTERS BAY, NSW. 1946-02-06. THE ATTACK ROOM CONTROL BOX AT HMAS RUSHCUTTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SCHOOL. THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT SIMULATES THE SOUNDS MADE BY SUBMARINES, FISH, ECHOES MADE FROM SUNKEN SHIPS AND OTHER SOURCES THAT MAY MISLEAD THE OPERATORS OF ANTI-SUBMARINE EQUIPMENT. IT ALSO GENERATES BATTLE SOUNDS AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE REALISTIC ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH OFFICERS AND MEN ARE TRAINED.

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Accession Number
125725
Photographer
Corporal Ernest Mervyn McQuillan OAM
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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