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TOWNSVILLE, QLD. 1943-06-18. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE TRANSPORT USS BROOKS, CONVERTED FROM A DESTROYER. IN THE COURSE OF HER CONVERSION HER BOILER CAPACITY WAS REDUCED AND TWO OF HER FUNNELS REMOVED. HER 4 INCH/50 LOW ANGLE GUNS WERE REPLACED BY 3 INCH/50 AA WEAPONS AND HER TORPEDO TUBES WERE LANDED. DAVITS FOR LANDING CRAFT WERE ADDED ABREAST THE FUNNELS AND IN THE WAIST. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
C.1944. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS VENDETTA (I) (I69) AFTER CONVERSION TO AN ESCORT DESTROYER. HER TORPEDO TUBES HAVE BEEN LANDED. THE 4 INCH GUN IN A POSITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A HEDGEHO
1945. STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE BATTLESHIP USS WEST VIRGINIA (BB-48) AT ANCHOR. SHE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REBUILT SINCE BEING SUNK AT PEARL HARBOR. HER CAGE MASTS, TWO FUNNELS AND ORIGINAL SUPERST
C.1944. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS VENDETTA (I) (I69) AFTER CONVERSION TO AN ESCORT DESTROYER. HER TORPEDO TUBES HAVE BEEN LANDED. THE 4 INCH GUN IN A POSITION HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A HE
STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER USS STEINAKER (DD-863). AS AN ANTI KAMIKAZE MEASURE AN EXTRA QUADRUPLE 40 MM BOFORS AA MOUNTING HAS BEEN ADDED ON THE AFTER DECKHOUSE, REPLACING A BANK OF TOR
1939-12-26. AERIAL PORT BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMAS ADELAIDE AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER 1938-1939 REFIT. TWO BOILERS WERE REMOVED AND THE SHIP WAS FULLY CONVERTED TO OIL FIRING. THIS IS REFLECTE
1939-11-08. ELEVATED PORT BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMAS ADELAIDE AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER 1938-1939 REFIT. TWO BOILERS WERE REMOVED AND THE SHIP WAS FULLY CONVERTED TO OIL FIRING. THIS IS REFLEC
