The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
WILLIAMSTOWN, VIC. 1949-10-14. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE VICTORIAN PORTS AND HARBOURS DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE VESSEL RIP ALONGSIDE NELSON PIER. HER ORIGINAL MASTS HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT AND NEW ONES STEPPED AT THE BREAK OF THE FORECASTLE AND ON THE QUARTERDECK. SHE HAS BEN CUT DOWN FORWARD TO MAKE A WELL DECK (EX HMAS WHYALLA). (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
WILLIAMSTOWN, VIC. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE VICTORIAN PORTS AND HARBOURS DEPARTMENT'S MAINTENANCE VESSEL RIP, FORMERLY THE CORVETTE HMAS WHYALLA WHICH WAS TRANSFERRED IN 1947-09. A WELL DECK HAS BEE
PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 1940-02. AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER HMS HECTOR ALONGSIDE. NOTE THE 6 INCH GUNS ON THE FORECASTLE AND QUARTERDECK AND IN THE WELL DECKS FORE AND AFT.
WILLIAMSTOWN, VIC. C.1939-10. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE AUXILIARY MINESWEEPER HMAS GOORANGAI ALONGSIDE. SHE IS BEING FITTED OUT FOR NAVAL SERVICE. A 12 POUNDER GUN HAS BEEN FITTED ON A PLATFORM ON THE
1889. GUNBOAT PALUMA SHOWING HER PORT SIDE WHILST OPERATING AS A SURVEY VESSEL. PALUMA, BUILT IN ENGLAND FOR THE QUEENSLAND MARINE DEFENCE FORCES, ARRIVED IN BRISBANE ON 1885-05-07. SHE SPENT HER FIRS
WILLIAMSTOWN, VIC. 1871. STERN VIEW OF THE VICTORIAN COAST DEFENCE TURRET SHIP CERBERUS AS SHE ORIGINALLY APPEARED WITH POLE MASTS FORE AND AFT AND EXTENSIONS TO THE FLYING DECK. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COL
1943-02-08. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE AUXILIARY ANTI-SUBMARINE VESSEL HMAS WILCANNIA (WN) (EX WYRALLAH). A 4 INCH GUN HAS REPLACED THE MAST FORMERLY STEPPED ON THE FORECASTLE. 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS
