The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
1943-12-16. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE AMPHIBIOUS FORCE FLAGSHIP USS BLUE RIDGE (AGC2). THE LATTICE MAST AMIDSHIPS SUPPORTS A POWERFUL SK AIR SEARCH RADAR ANTENNA. OTHER ELECTRONICS ARE MOUNTED ON THE GOALPOST MASTS FORE AND AFT. NOTE THE SINGLE 5 INCH/38 GUNS ON THE BOW AND STERN. TWO TWIN 40 MM BOFORS AA GUNS ARE MOUNTED ABOVE THE AFT 5 INCH GUN AND TWO SINGLE 20 MM AA GUNS CAN BE SEEN ABREAST EACH GOALPOST MAST. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE AMPHIBIOUS FORCE FLAGSHIP USS APPALACHIAN (AGC-1). THE LATTICE MAST AMIDSHIPS SUPPORTS A POWERFUL SK-1 AIR SEARCH RADAR ANTENNA. OTHER ELECTRONICS ARE MOUNTED ON THE GOALPOST
PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE SEAPLANE TENDER USS CHANDELEUR (AV10). SHE MOUNTS A SINGLE 5 INCH/51 LOW ANGLE GUN ON THE STERN AND SINGLE 3 INCH/50 AA GUNS IN TUBS, TWO FORWARD AND TWO AFT. TWIN 40 MM BOFORS A
1943-12-12. AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE AMMUNITION SHIP USS PYRO (AE1). SHE IS ARMED WITH TWO 5 INCH/51 GUNS ON THE STERN WITH A 40MM BOFORS AND TWO 3 INCH/50 ANTI AIRCRAFT (AA) GUNS ABOVE THEM.
1943-11-26. Port side view of the American freighter Cape Meares. Note the 5 inch gun and 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns at the stern, two 3 inch AA guns mounted forward and further 20 mm AA guns in the super
AERIAL PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE AMERICAN FREIGHTER CAPE SANDY. NOTE THE 5 INCH GUN AND 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS AT THE STERN, 3 INCH AA GUN MOUNTED FORWARD AND FURTHER 20 MM AA GUNS ABREAST THE SECOND M
STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER USS PATTERSON (DD-392) SHOWING WARTIME ALTERATIONS. A TWIN 40 MM BOFORS AA MOUNTING AND A MARK 51 DIRECTOR HAVE BEEN FITTED ON THE GUN CREW SHELTER AFT. SINGLE 20
