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301627 Accession Number: 301627

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1953-09. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMAS VENGEANCE. THE SHIP HAS TYPE 279B RADAR AND A RADIO BEACON AT THE MAST HEAD. TYPE 293 RADAR IS ON THE PLATFORM FORWARD OF THE MAST AND TYPE 277 ON THE ISLAND. TYPE 960 AIR SEARCH RADAR, FITTED ON THE SMALL MAST ABAFT THE FUNNEL, CAN BE SEEN TO THE LEFT OF THE TYPE 277 AERIAL. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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Accession Number

301627

Classification

Photograph

Object Type

Print

Physical Description

Colour: Black & white
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)

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Whole

Item Count

1

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