The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
FREMANTLE, WA. C.1943. STARBOARD QUARTER VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS HORSHAM. NOTE THE SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS IN EACH BRIDGE WING AND AFT. SHE IS EQUIPPED FOR ESCORT DUTIES WITH AN AUGMENTED DEPTH CHARGE ARMAMENT ON THE STERN AND NO MINESWEEPING GEAR FITTED. TWO DEPTH CHARGES MOUNTED ON THROWERS ARE VISIBLE BEHIND THE BULWARK. A TYPE 271 SURFACE SEARCH RADAR IS MOUNTED ABOVE THE BRIDGE AND A SC AIR WARNING SET IS AT THE HEAD OF HER FOREMAST. NOTE THE ELABORATE CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME. THE PATTERN IS DIFFERENT ON HER PORT SIDE. UNUSUALLY, HER PENNANT NUMBER (J235) HAS NOT BEEN PAINTED UP. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
PORT BOW VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS HORSHAM. SHE IS ARMED WITH A 4 INCH MARK XIX GUN ON A MARK XXIII MOUNTING FORWARD AND SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS IN EACH BRIDGE WING AND AFT. SHE IS EQUIPPED FOR
STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS HORSHAM. SHE IS ARMED WITH A 4 INCH MARK XIX GUN ON A MARK XXIII MOUNTING FORWARD AND SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS IN EACH BRIDGE WING AND AFT. SHE IS EQ
FREMANTLE, WA. 1943. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS DUBBO (I). SHE IS CAMOUFLAGED IN A UNIQUE PATTERN OF TWO DARK GREYS, POSSIBLY G5 (THE DARKER COLOUR) AND G10. THE PATTERN IS DIFFERENT ON HE
SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-03. STARBOARD QUARTER VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS KIAMA (J353). SHE IS ARMED WITH A 4 INCH MARK XIX GUN ON A MARK XXIII MOUNTING FORWARD AND SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS IN THE BRIDGE
SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-03. STARBOARD BEAM VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS KIAMA (J353). SHE IS ARMED WITH A 4 INCH MARK XIX GUN ON A MARK XXIII MOUNTING FORWARD AND SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS IN THE BRIDGE WI
SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-03-16. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS KIAMA (J353). SHE IS ARMED WITH A 4 INCH MARK XIX GUN ON A MARK XXIII MOUNTING FORWARD, TRAINED TO PORT, AND SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GU
