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1940-03-19. STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER 1938-1939 REFIT. THE SHIP HAS HAD HER BRIDGEWORK EXTENDED. THE FOUR SINGLE 4 INCH MK V AA GUNS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY EIGHT TWIN 4 INCH MK XVI WEAPONS ON MK XIX MOUNTINGS. THE OLD 4 INCH GUNDECK HAS BEEN REMOVED AND THE NEW MOUNTINGS PLACED ON THE UPPER DECK. A QUADRUPLE BANK OF 21 INCH TORPEDO CAN BE MADE OUT ABAFT S2 MOUNTING. A NEW DIRECTOR CONTROL TOWER HAS BEEN FITTED AND THE ORIGINAL MOVED AFT, REPLACING THE HIGH ANGLE CONTROL POSITION AND THE ORIGINAL CRANE. A SEARCHLIGHT TOWER HAS BEEN ADDED JUST BEFORE IT. HIGH ANGLE CONTROL POSITIONS HAVE BEEN ADDED IN THE BRIDGE WINGS. NEW CRANES HAVE BEEN AMIDSHIPS, PORT AND STARBOARD. THE FOUR SINGLE TWO POUNDER AA GUNS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY QUADRUPLE 2 POUNDER MOUNTINGS ON PLATFORMS PORT AND STARBOARD JUST FORWARD OF THE SEARCHLIGHT TOWER. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
OFF SYDNEY, NSW. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER 1938-1939 REFIT. THE SHIP HAS HAD HER BRIDGEWORK EXTENDED. THE FOUR SINGLE 4 INCH MK V AA GUNS HAVE BE
OFF SYDNEY, NSW. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER 1938-1939 REFIT. THE SHIP HAS HAD HER BRIDGEWORK EXTENDED. THE FOUR SINGLE 4 INCH MK V AA GUNS HAV
OFF SYDNEY, NSW. 1939-10-20. HEAD ON VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER 1938-1939 REFIT. THE SHIP HAS HAD HER BRIDGEWORK EXTENDED. THE FOUR SINGLE 4 INCH MK V AA G
C.1944. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS VENDETTA (I) (I69) AFTER CONVERSION TO AN ESCORT DESTROYER. HER TORPEDO TUBES HAVE BEEN LANDED. THE 4 INCH GUN IN A POSITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A HE
C.1944. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS VENDETTA (I) (I69) AFTER CONVERSION TO AN ESCORT DESTROYER. HER TORPEDO TUBES HAVE BEEN LANDED. THE 4 INCH GUN IN A POSITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A HEDGEHO
1944-04-26. AERIAL STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS NORMAN (G49). THE 4 INCH AA GUN MOUNTED IN PLACE OF THE AFTER BANK OF TORPEDO TUBES HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED BY THE TUBES. NOTE THE SINGLE 20 M
