The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-03-11. STARBOARD QUARTER VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II). THE EXTREMELY DARK GREY COLOUR SCHEME WHICH SHE WORE THE PREVIOUS YEAR HAS EITHER FADED OR BEEN REPLACED BY A SOMEWHAT LIGHTER SHADE, EITHER MS2 OR THE NEWER G10. SHE IS FITTED WITH TYPE 271 SURFACE SEARCH RADAR IN ITS DISTINCTIVE LANTERN MOUNTED IMMEDIATELY ABAFT THE DIRECTOR. A TYPE 284 FIRE CONTROL DIRECTOR IS FITTED TO THE FACE OF THE DIRECTOR. THE AMERICAN SC RADAR PREVIOUSLY CARRIED ATOP HER FOREMAST HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED BY ONE OF THE TWIN AERIALS OF A BRITISH TYPE 281 AIR SEARCH SET. THE OTHER AERIAL IS AT THE HEAD OF A NEWLY RIGGED MAINTOPMAST. BOTH OF HER ORIGINAL POLE MASTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY TRIPODS. THE CLOSE RANGE ANTI AIRCRAFT ARMAMENT HAS BEEN AUGMENTED BY THE ADDITION OF TEN 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS. TWO ARE MOUNTED IN TUBS ON EACH OF B AND X TURRETS, FOUR ARE MOUNTED PORT AND STARBOARD AMIDSHIPS AND THE REMAINING TWO ARE IN TUBS AT THE BASE OF THE SEARCHLIGHT TOWER. THE CATAPULT AND AIRCRAFT ARE STILL ABOARD ALTHOUGH SOON AFTER THEY WERE LANDED. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
1943. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) AT ANCHOR. THE EXTREMELY DARK GREY COLOUR SCHEME WHICH SHE WORE EARLIER IN THE YEAR HAS EITHER FADED OR BEEN REPLACED BY A SOMEWHAT L
SYDNEY, NSW. 1943. STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) AT ANCHOR. THE EXTREMELY DARK GREY COLOUR SCHEME WHICH SHE WORE EARLIER IN THE YEAR HAS EITHER FADED OR BEEN REPLAC
TOWNSVILLE, QLD. 1943-06-08. AERIAL BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) AT ANCHOR OFF PALM ISLAND. THE AUSTRALIA HAS BEEN PAINTED IN AN EXTREMELY DARK GREY COLOUR SCHEME, PROBABLY
TOWNSVILLE, QLD. 1943-06-08. AERIAL PORT BOW VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) AT ANCHOR OFF PALM ISLAND. THE AUSTRALIA HAS BEEN PAINTED IN AN EXTREMELY DARK GREY COLOUR SCHEME, PROBABLY M
AERIAL PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) AND THE LIGHT CRUISER HMAS HOBART (I) AT ANCHOR. THE AUSTRALIA HAS BEEN PAINTED IN AN EXTREMELY DARK GREY COLOUR SCHEME, PROBABLY MS1,
1943. VIEW FROM FINE OFF THE PORT BOW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) AT ANCHOR. THE EXTREMELY DARK GREY COLOUR SCHEME, PROBABLY MS1, WHICH SHE WORE EARLIER IN THE YEAR, HAS EITHER FADED OR B
