The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
FREMANTLE, WA. C.1945. DETAIL VIEW OF THE STARBOARD SIDE AMISHIPS OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS INDOMITABLE WITH THE SHIP'S COMPANY OVERLOOKING A WELCOMING CROWD ON THE WHARF. IN THE TOP LEFT OF THE PHOTOGRAPH IS A HIGH ANGLE DIRECTOR EQUIPPED WITH TYPE 285 RADAR. THE LATTICE STRUCTURE JUST FORWARD OF IT IS A SUPPORTING MAST FOR THE RADIO AERIAL. IT WAS LOWERED WHEN FLYING OPERATIONS WERE IN PROGRESS. TWO EIGHT-BARRELLED 2 POUNDER AA MOUNTINGS SITED ABAFT OF THE ISLAND AND ANOTHER CAN BE SEEN JUST FORWARD OF IT. THE TWO GALLERIES SPONSONED OUT FROM THE ISLAND CONTAIN TWIN 20 MM OERLIKON MARK V AA MOUNTINGS. THREE BOFORS 40 MM AA GUNS POINT SKYWARDS FROM THE UPPER ISLAND. ON THE SPONSON IN THE CENTRE OF THE PHOTOGRAPH ONE OF THE SHIP'S BOATS CAN BE SEEN WITH THE CRANE THAT HANDLES IT, AS WELL AS HOISTING AIRCRAFT ONBOARD. FORWARD OF THE CRANE IS A QUADRUPLE 2 POUNDER AA MOUNTING. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
C.1942. AERIAL BOW VIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS INDOMITABLE. SHE IS LANDING ON ALBACORE BOMBERS, ELEVEN OF WHICH ARE SPOTTED FORWARD WITH THEIR WINGS FOLDED WHILE A TWELFTH, HAVING JUST LANDED, IS
SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-12-17. DETAIL VIEW OF THE BATTLESHIP HMS HOWE AMIDSHIPS. NOTE THE TYPE 293 RADAR AT THE HEAD OF THE FOREMAST AND THE TYPE 277 HEIGHT FINDER ON THE STARFISH BELOW. THE TWO SECONDARY A
1943-07-02. AERIAL PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE ESCORT CARRIER USS NASSAU, SHOWING THE SHIP'S DECK ARRANGEMENT WITH LIFTS FORWARD AND AFT AND A CATAPULT FORWARD ON THE PORT SIDE. TWIN 40 MM BOFORS AA GUNS
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.
1940-03-19. STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER 1938-1939 REFIT. THE SHIP HAS HAD HER BRIDGEWORK EXTENDED. THE FOUR SINGLE 4 INCH MK V AA GUNS HAVE BE
1949-03-04. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) IN HER POSTWAR CONFIGURATION. A TYPE 274 GUNNERY RADAR AERIAL IS MOUNTED ON THE MAIN ARMAMENT DIRECTOR WITH TYPE 285 ON THE AFTER
