The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
SYDNEY, NSW. C.1943. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS VENDETTA (I) (I69) AFTER REFITTING FOLLOWING HER RETURN TO AUSTRALIA FROM SINGAPORE. X GUN HAS BEEN LANDED. THE 12 POUNDER AA GUN FORMERLY MOUNTED IN PLACE OF THE AFTER TORPEDO TUBES HAS BEEN RESITED ABAFT THE FUNNEL AND ITS PLACE TAKEN BY TWO SINGLE 2 POUNDER AA GUNS. A QUADRUPLE .5 MACHINE GUN IS MOUNTED ON A BANDSTAND JUST FORWARD OF THEM. NOTE THE DEPTH CHARGE THROWERS NEAR THE AFTER DECKHOUSE. SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS HAVE BEEN FITTED IN THE BRIDGE WINGS. HER FLAG SUPERIOR IS NOW I RATHER THAN D. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
C.1943. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS VENDETTA (I) (I69) AFTER REFITTING FOLLOWING HER RETURN TO AUSTRALIA FROM SINGAPORE. X GUN HAS BEEN LANDED. THE 12 POUNDER AA GUN FORMERLY MOUNTED IN PLACE
DARWIN, NT. 1943-02. STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS VENDETTA (I) (I69) AFTER REFITTING FOLLOWING HER RETURN TO AUSTRALIA FROM SINGAPORE. X GUN HAS BEEN LANDED. THE 12 POUNDER AA GUN FORMERLY
C.1944. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS VENDETTA (I) (I69) AFTER CONVERSION TO AN ESCORT DESTROYER. HER TORPEDO TUBES HAVE BEEN LANDED. THE 4 INCH GUN IN A POSITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A HEDGEHO
C.1944. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS VENDETTA (I) (I69) AFTER CONVERSION TO AN ESCORT DESTROYER. HER TORPEDO TUBES HAVE BEEN LANDED. THE 4 INCH GUN IN A POSITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A HE
STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS VENDETTA (I) (D69). SHE RETAINS HER FULL 4 INCH GUN ARMAMENT BUT THE 2 POUNDER AA GUN INITIALLY MOUNTED ABAFT THE FUNNEL HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A QUADRUPLE .5 I
STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER USS PATTERSON (DD-392) SHOWING WARTIME ALTERATIONS. A TWIN 40 MM BOFORS AA MOUNTING AND A MARK 51 DIRECTOR HAVE BEEN FITTED ON THE GUN CREW SHELTER AFT. SINGLE 20
