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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 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. 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
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 FORMERL
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 THE 4 INCH GUN IN A POSITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A HEDGEHO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 THE 4 INCH GUN IN A POSITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A HE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 SHE RETAINS HER FULL 4 INCH GUN ARMAMENT BUT THE 2 POUNDER AA GUN INITIALLY MOUNTED ABAFT THE FUNNEL HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A QUADRUPLE .5 I
1941. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS STUART (I) (I00) IN CAMOUFLAGE AT THE END OF HER MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE. HER ARMAMENT HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO IMPROVE HER ANTI AIRCRAFT CAPABILITIES. SINGLE 2
