301647
Photograph 301647 Period 1960-1969C.1960. STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS VOYAGER (II) (D04). HER SIX 4.5 INCH GUNS IN TWIN MARK 6 MOUNTINGS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE MARK 6 DIRECTOR BEHIND THE BRIDGE. THE NACELLES EITHER SIDE OF
301649 Accession Number: 301649
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301649
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Format: 4x5"
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