300727 Accession Number: 300727

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SYDNEY, NSW. C.1943. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS GYMPIE (J238). THIS PHOTOGRAPH PROBABLY DATES FROM LATE 1942 (THE GYMPIE WAS COMMISSIONED ON 1942-11-04) OR EARLY 1943, WHEN SHE WAS ON EAST COAST CONVOYS AND BEFORE TYPE 271 RADAR WAS FITTED. SHE IS ARMED WITH A 12 POUNDER AA GUN FORWARD AND A 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUN IN EACH BRIDGE WING AND AFT. SHE HAS BEEN PAINTED IN AN ALL OVER DARK GREY PAINT, PROBABLY G10. IN THE LEFT BACKGROUND IS THE TRAINING VESSEL HMAS KYBRA. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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Accession Number
300727
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Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 3x4"
Support: Acetate
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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