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1955-09. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMS GLASGOW PUNCHING INTO HEAVY SEAS. X TURRET HAS BEEN REPLACED BY TWO QUADRUPLE 2 POUNDER AA MOUNTINGS. OTHERS MAY BE SEEN COVERED ABREAST THE FORE FUNNEL AND ABOVE THE TWIN 4 INCH MARK 19 AA MOUNTINGS AMIDSHIPS. NOTE THE TYPE 277 HEIGHT FINDER BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR AND THE FOREMAST AND THE TYPE 281B AIR SEARCH RADAR AERIAL ON THE MAINMAST. A YE AIRCRAFT HOMING BEACON IS FITTED ON THE SECOND FUNNEL. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
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