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ROSYTH, SCOTLAND. C.1918. STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMAS MELBOURNE (I) WHILE OPERATING WITH THE GRAND FLEET. THE SHIP HAS BEEN PAINTED IN A DAZZLE CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME. A SOPWITH CAMEL FIGHTER IS CARRIED ON A LAUNCHING PLATFORM FITTED OVER HER FORWARD 6 INCH GUN. OTHER WARTIME ALTERATIONS TO HER APPEARANCE INCLUDE THE REPLACEMENT OF HER POLE FOREMAST BY A TRIPOD TO WHICH A DIRECTOR TOWER HAS BEEN FITTED. THE HEIGHT OF THE MASTS HAS BEEN REDUCED. SEARCHLIGHT TOWERS HAVE BEEN FITTED AMIDSHIPS AND AFT. A 3INCH AA GUN IS SITUATED ON A PLATFORM BETWEEN AFTER FUNNEL AND THE MAINMAST. NOTE THE LARGE K CLASS STEAM POWERED SUBMARINE IN THE BACKGROUND. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
C.1918. STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMAS MELBOURNE (I) WHILE OPERATING WITH THE GRAND FLEET. A SOPWITH CAMEL FIGHTER IS CARRIED ON A LAUNCHING PLATFORM FITTED OVER HER FORWARD 6 INCH GUN.
SYDNEY, NSW. 1925. STARBOARD QUARTER VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMAS SYDNEY (I). A TRIPOD MAST HAS REPLACED THE ORIGINAL POLE FOREMAST AND A DIRECTOR TOWER HAS BEEN FITTED TO THE FORETOP. THE MAINMAST HAS BE
SYDNEY, NSW. 1920-05. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE LIGHT CRUISER HMAS MELBOURNE (I). THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS MADE TO THE MELBOURNE DURING WORLD WAR 1 INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF TH
C.1920. STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMAS SYDNEY (I). A TRIPOD MAST HAS REPLACED THE ORIGINAL POLE FOREMAST AND A DIRECTOR TOWER HAS BEEN FITTED TO THE FORETOP. AN AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF PLATFORM IS F
SYDNEY, NSW. 1927. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMAS SYDNEY (I). A TRIPOD MAST HAS REPLACED THE ORIGINAL POLE FOREMAST AND A DIRECTOR TOWER HAS BEEN FITTED TO THE FORETOP. THE MAINMAST HAS BEEN LOWERE
PORT PHILLIP BAY, MELBOURNE. 1920-05. STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMAS SYDNEY (I) DRESSED OVERALL FOR THE VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. A TRIPOD MAST HAS REPLACED THE ORIGINAL POLE FOREMAST AND
