300956
Photograph 300956 Period 1950-1959PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. C.1950. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS LATROBE (M234) COMING ALONGSIDE. NOTE THE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUN FITTED IN THE PORT BRIDGE WING. THE SHIP RETAINS HER WARTIME SC RADAR AT
300336 Accession Number: 300336
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YOKOSUKA, JAPAN. 1945-08-31. BOW VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS BALLARAT SECURING ALONGSIDE A JETTY. THE SHIP HAS ARRIVED WITH OTHER UNITS OF THE RAN FOR THE SIGNING OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER. NOTE THE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUN IN EACH BRIDGE WING. A TYPE 27I SURFACE SEARCH RADAR MAY BE SEEN ABOVE THE SEARCHLIGHT WITH AN AMERICAN SC AERIAL ATOP THE FOREMAST. THE SHIP'S NORMAL PENNANT NUMBER, J184, HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY SUPERSEDED BY THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET LOCAL PENNANT NUMBER B236 OUTLINED IN WHITE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
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300336
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Royal Navy
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