300285
Photograph 300285 Period 1950-1959BARROW-IN-FURNESS, ENGLAND. 1955-07. STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER EX-HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) ARRIVING AT RAMSDEN DOCK FOR BREAKING UP AT THE END OF A LONG TOW FROM AUSTRALIA. THE SHIP HAS BEEN
300284 Accession Number: 300284
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BARROW-IN-FURNESS, ENGLAND. 1955-07. STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER EX-HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) ARRIVING AT RAMSDEN DOCK FOR BREAKING UP AT THE END OF A LONG TOW FROM AUSTRALIA. MEN LINE THE FLIGHT DECK OF THE NEW CARRIER HMAS MELBOURNE (II) TO WATCH THE VETERAN GO BY. THE AUSTRALIA HAS BEEN STRIPPED OF ANY USEFUL GEAR SUCH AS HER SECONDARY AND CLOSE RANGE ARMAMENTS AND RADAR. THE MELBOURNE IS BEING FITTED OUT WITH ITEMS OF HER RADAR OUTFIT AND ARMAMENT INSTALLED. NOTE THAT SHE CARRIES NO LESS THAN THREE TYPE 277Q HEIGHT FINDING RADARS AS WELL AS A 293Q TARGET INDICATION RADAR ATOP THE LATTICE MAST(NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
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300284
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