300466 Accession Number: 300466

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PORT BOW VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS BROOME (J191) AT ANCHOR. THE SHIP IS ARMED WITH A 12 POUNDER AA GUN FORWARD. NOTE THE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUN IN THE PORT BRIDGE WING. TYPE 271 SURFACE SEARCH RADAR IS MOUNTED ABOVE THE BRIDGE AND AN AMERICAN SC-1 AIR SEARCH AERIAL IS FITTED ABOVE THE FOREMAST. NOTE THE DIRECTION FINDING AERIAL ON THE FORWARD END OF THE BRIDGE. IN THE BACKGROUND IS THE SURVEY VESSEL HMS CHALLENGER. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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Accession Number
300466
Photographer
A J Davies
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Format: 4x5"
Support: Polyester
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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