300563
Photograph 300563 Period 1940-1949WILLIAMSTOWN, VIC. 1947-04-10. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE FRIGATE HMAS CULGOA (K408), SHORTLY AFTER COMMISSIONING. A HEDGEHOG ANTI SUBMARINE MORTAR IS MOUNTED ON THE FORECASTLE. IMMEDIATELY BEHIND IT IS
300568 Accession Number: 300568
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1947-04-18. DETAIL VIEW OF THE AMIDSHIPS SECTION OF THE FRIGATE HMAS CULGOA (K408). NOTE THE TWIN 4 INCH MARK XIX HIGH ANGLE MOUNTING FORWARD WITH RAILS FOR ILLUMINATING ROCKETS ATTACHED TO THE MOUNTING. AHEAD OF IT IS THE HEDGEHOG ANTI SUBMARINE MORTAR, THE SPIGOTS OF WHICH CAN BE JUST SEEN PROJECTING FORWARD AT AN ANGLE. NOTE THE CARLEY FLOAT AND BOAT BOOM AT THE SIDE OF THE BRIDGE STRUCTURE. TWIN 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS ARE FITTED ON A POWER OPERATED MOUNTING BESIDE THE BRIDGE. THE DIRECTOR ON THE BRIDGE IS FITTED WITH TYPE 285 FIRE CONTROL RADAR, A TYPE 276 SURFACE SEARCH RADAR IS FITTED HALFWAY UP THE MAST WITH A DIRECTION FINDING AERIAL BELOW IT. AN SC-1 SEARCH RADAR IS AT THE MASTHEAD. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
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300568
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