The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-12-17. STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE BATTLESHIP HMS HOWE, FLAGSHIP OF ADMIRAL SIR BRUCE FRASER, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET, ON HIS ARRIVAL IN SYDNEY. THE TYPE 293 RADAR AT THE HEAD OF THE FOREMAST, THE TYPE 277 HEIGHT FINDER BELOW IT AND THE TYPE 281B AT THE HEAD OF THE MAINMAST WERE INTEGRATED INTO AN AIR SEARCH/TARGET INDICATION SYSTEM. THE MAIN ARMAMENT DIRECTOR CONTROL TOWER WITH ITS TYPE 274 FIRE CONTROL RADAR IS TRAINED TO STARBOARD. THE TWO SECONDARY ARMAMENT DIRECTORS ABOVE IT ARE FITTED WITH TYPE 285 FIRE CONTROL RADAR. NOTE THE PROMINENT CRANES, ORIGINALLY FITTED TO HANDLE AIRCRAFT WHICH ARE NO LONGER CARRIED. AN EIGHT BARRELLED 2 POUNDER AA MOUNTING IS SITED ON B TURRET WITH OTHERS IN THE SUPERSTRUCTURE, ALONG WITH 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS. THE DARK PANEL OF THE SHIP'S ADMIRALTY STANDARD CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME NEATLY OUTLINES THE ARMOUR BELT. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-12-17. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE BATTLESHIP HMS HOWE, FLAGSHIP OF ADMIRAL SIR BRUCE FRASER, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET ON HIS ARRIVAL IN SYDNEY. THE TYPE 293 RA
SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-12-17. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE BATTLESHIP HMS HOWE, FLAGSHIP OF ADMIRAL SIR BRUCE FRASER, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET ON HIS ARRIVAL IN SYDNEY. NOTE THE TWO TUGS USE
SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-12-17. BOW VIEW OF THE BATTLESHIP HMS HOWE, FLAGSHIP OF ADMIRAL SIR BRUCE FRASER, COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET, ON HIS ARRIVAL IN SYDNEY. NOTE THE TWO TUGS USED TO
SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-12-17. DETAIL VIEW OF THE FORWARD SUPERSTRUCTURE OF THE BATTLESHIP HMS HOWE. NOTE THE TYPE 293 RADAR AT THE HEAD OF THE FOREMAST AND THE TYPE 277 HEIGHT FINDER ON THE STARFISH BELOW.
PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE BATTLESHIP HMS DUKE OF YORK AS SHE APPEARED POST WAR. SHE IS DRESSED OVERALL AND HER COMPANY ARE MANNINNG THE SIDE. NOTE THE EIGHT BARRELLED 2 POUNDER AA GUN ON MOUNTED THE CR
SINGAPORE. 1955. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMS NEWCASTLE AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER 1952 MODERNISATION. SHE HAS BEEN FITTED WITH A NEW BRIDGE STRUCTURE STEAMLINED TO REDUCE ATOMIC BLAST EFFECT
