300582 Accession Number: 300582

Description

1965. STARBOARD QUARTER VIEW OF THE FRIGATE (EX DESTROYER ESCORT) HMAS DERWENT (F22). NOTE THE PROMINENT AERIAL OF THE DUTCH LW 02 RADAR ATOP THE FOREMAST. IN THE CUT OUT IN THE STERN IS THE VARIABLE DEPTH SONAR EQUIPMENT THAT WAS REPLACED BETWEEN 1965-05 AND 1965-12. THE THREE BARRELS OF THE LIMBO ANTI SUBMARINE MORTAR CAN BE SEEN PROJECTING FROM ITS WELL. NOTE THE FOUR SEACAT ANTI AIRCRAFT MISSILES ON THEIR LAUNCHER ON THE AFTER SUPERSTRUCTURE WITH WITH DIRECTOR ON THE DECKHOUSE ABOVE. IN 1969 THE DERWENT WAS AGAIN RATED AS A DESTROYER ESCORT AND HER HULL NUMBER BECAME 49. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

Details

Accession Number
300582
Photographer
Royal Australian Navy
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
AWM copyright

Conflicts

Units

Tags

Accession 300582

More like this

300580

Photograph 300580 Period 1960-1969

1965. AERIAL STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE FRIGATE (EX DESTROYER ESCORT) HMAS DERWENT (F22). NOTE THE PROMINENT AERIAL OF THE DUTCH LW 02 RADAR ATOP THE FOREMAST. AN IKARA ANTI SUBMARINE MISSILE IS MOUNTE

300581

Photograph 300581 Period 1960-1969

1965. AERIAL PORT BOW VIEW OF THE FRIGATE (EX DESTROYER ESCORT) HMAS DERWENT (F22). NOTE THE PROMINENT AERIAL OF THE DUTCH LW 02 RADAR ATOP THE FOREMAST. IN 1969 THE DERWENT WAS AGAIN RATED AS A DESTR

300579

Photograph 300579 Period 1960-1969

SYDNEY, NSW. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE FRIGATE (EX DESTROYER ESCORT) HMAS DERWENT (F22). NOTE THE PROMINENT DUTCH LW 02 RADAR AERIAL ATOP THE FOREMAST. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN BETWEEN 1966-03, WHEN THE A

301149

Photograph 301149 Period 1960-1969

C.1965. ELEVATED PORT QUARTER VIEW OF TYPE 12 FRIGATE (LATER DESTROYER ESCORT) HMAS PARRAMATTA (III) (F05). LW02 AIR SEARCH RADAR IS FITTED AT THE MASTHEAD AND TYPE 293Q AIR/SURFACE SEARCH RADAR (THE

301361

Photograph 301361 Period 1960-1969

SYDNEY, NSW. C.1967. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE FRIGATE HMAS STUART (II) (F21). THE TWIN 40 MM BOFORS MOUNTING AFT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A SEACAT SHORT RANGE SURFACE TO AIR GUIDED MISSILE LAUNCHER WITH

300896

Photograph 300896 Period 1960-1969

JERVIS BAY, ACT. 1964-02. THE TRIALS SHIP HMAS KIMBLA (P225) AND THE FRIGATE HMAS STUART (II) DURING OPERATIONS SUBSEQUENT TO THE SINKING OF THE DESTROYER HMAS VOYAGER (II) ON 1964-02-10. WHEN CONVERT

See more similar items →

Record information

Last modified: 24 June 2026 - 2.25 am