300972
Photograph 300972 Period 1940-1949BATAVIA, JAVA. 1946. PORT BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE FRIGATE HMAS MACQUARIE (K532). SHE IS ARMED WITH 4 INCH MARK XVI GUNS ON SINGLE MARK XX MOUNTINGS, UNIQUE TO AUSTRALIAN VESSELS, IN B AND X POSITIONS. S
300974 Accession Number: 300974
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BATAVIA, JAVA. 1946. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE FRIGATE HMAS MACQUARIE (K532). SHE IS ARMED WITH 4 INCH MARK XVI GUNS ON SINGLE MARK XX MOUNTINGS, UNIQUE TO AUSTRALIAN VESSELS, IN B AND X POSITIONS. SINGLE 40 MM BOFORS AA GUNS ARE MOUNTED IN SUPERFIRING POSITIONS OVER EACH 4 INCH MOUNTING. A THIRD IS FITTED ON THE QUARTERDECK. SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS ARE FITTED BESIDE THE BRIDGE SUPERSTRUCTURE. A HEDGEHOG ANTI SUBMARINE MORTAR IS MOUNTED ON THE FORECASTLE. TYPE 276 RADAR IS MOUNTED ON A SMALL PLATFORM HALF WAY UP THE FOREMAST WHICH ALSO CARRIES AN AERIAL FOR SC RADAR AT ITS PEAK. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
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300974
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