300196
Photograph 300196 Period 1950-19591952-11-27. STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE TRIBAL CLASS DESTROYER HMAS ARUNTA (D130). SHE IS SHOWN AFTER A MODERNIZATION REFIT DURING 1950 TO 1952, WHEN SHE HAD HER ANTI SUBMARINE CAPABILITIES UPGRADED. A
300211 Accession Number: 300211
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1952-11-27. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE TRIBAL CLASS DESTROYER HMAS ARUNTA (D130). SHE IS SHOWN AFTER A MODERNIZATION REFIT DURING 1950 TO 1952, WHEN SHE HAD HER ANTI SUBMARINE CAPABILITIES UPGRADED. A DECKHOUSE AND MAINMAST HAVE REPLACED HER QUADRUPLE 2 POUNDER AA MOUNTING ON THE AFTER SUPERSTRUCTURE AND A TWIN 40 MM MK 5 BOFORS AA MOUNTING HAS REPLACED THE TWO SINGLE WEAPONS OF THE SAME TYPE CARRIED PORT AND STARBOARD IN THAT POSITION IN THE LATER DAYS OF WORLD WAR 2. THE LARGE AIR SEARCH RADAR ANTENNA AT THE TOP OF THE FOREMAST HAS BEEN REMOVED. ON HER QUARTERDECK A THREE BARRELLED SQUID ANTI SUBMARINE MORTAR HAS REPLACED THE TWIN 4.7 INCH GUNS FORMERLY CARRIED IN Y POSITION. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
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