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300683 Accession Number: 300683

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C.1952. PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS GLADSTONE (I). SHE HAS A 4 INCH MARK XVI ON A MARK XX MOUNTING FORWARD. THIS MOUNTING WAS UNIQUE TO AUSTRALIAN SHIPS. A 20MM OERLIKON AA GUN IS FITTED IN EACH BRIDGE WING AND A 40MM BOFORS AA GUN AFT. A SC-1 RADAR IS AT THE HEAD OF THE FOREMAST. THE TYPE 271 RADAR FORMERLY MOUNTED ABOVE THE BRIDGE HAS BEEN REMOVED. THE BLACK FUNNEL BAND AND LACK OF PENNANT NUMBER INDICATE THAT SHE IS SENIOR SHIP OF HER UNIT. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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300683

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