The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
1942-01-08. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA. SHE IS AS SHE APPEARED FOLLOWING HER 1938-1939 REFIT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME WHICH FOLLOWS THE GENERAL PATTERN OF THE ADMIRALTY DESIGNS BUT USES ONLY TWO COLOURS, AP507A (DARK GREY) AND AP507C. THE SCHEME MAY HAVE BEEN PAINTED UP DURING HER REFIT IN LIVERPOOL IN 1940-12. IT WAS FOUND TO BE INEFFECTIVE AND ALTERED IN 1942-07. (NAVAL HISTORICAL SECTION).
AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA. SHE IS AS SHE APPEARED FOLLOWING HER 1938-1939 REFIT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME WHICH FOLLOWS THE GENERAL PATTERN OF TH
STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) POSSIBLY TAKEN ON 1942-01-08. SHE IS AS SHE APPEARED FOLLOWING HER 1938-1939 REFIT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME WHICH F
SYDNEY,NSW. STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS BOWEN (J285) WITH HER SISTER SHIP HMAS MILDURA (J207) IN THE BACKGROUND. THE BOWEN'S ARMAMENT CONSISTS OF A 12 POUNDER AA FORWARD AND THREE 20 MM OE
C.1943. STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS BENDIGO (I) (J187), PROBABLY IN THE TOWNSVILLE AREA. THE SHIP SHOWS A NUMBER OF ALTERATIONS FROM HER COMMMISSIONING APPEARANCE. SHE HAS BEEN CAMOU
SYDNEY, NSW. 1943. PORT BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS BENDIGO (I) (J187). THE SHIP SHOWS A NUMBER OF ALTERATIONS FROM HER COMMMISSIONING APPEARANCE. SHE HAS BEEN CAMOUFLAGED IN WHAT APPEARS TO B
Port bow view of the cruiser HMAS Sydney. She is wearing the camouflage scheme painted on immediately after the Cape Spada action. The colours are probably 507A (dark grey) and 507C.
