302544
Photograph 302544 Period 1940-1949PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 1947-05-20. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE LIGHT CRUISER USS ATLANTA (CL-104). MUCH OF HER WARTIME CLOSE RANGE ARMAMENT HAS BEEN LANDED. NOTE THE SK-2 AIR SEARCH RADAR ON THE FOREMAST
302588 Accession Number: 302588
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PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 1947-05-20. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE LIGHT CRUISER USS DULUTH (CL-87). MUCH OF HER WARTIME CLOSE RANGE ARMAMENT HAS BEEN LANDED. NOTE THE SK-2 AIR SEARCH RADAR ON THE FOREMAST AND SP FIGHTER CONTROL RADAR ON THE MAINMAST. HER TWELVE 6 INCH/47 MARK 16 GUNS WERE CONTROLLED BY THE DIRECTORS ABOVE THE BRIDGE AND ON THE AFTER SUPERSTRUCTURE. THESE WERE FITTED MARK 13 FIRE CONTROL RADAR. ABOVE WERE THE MARK 37 DIRECTORS FOR THE TWIN 5 INCH/38 MARK 32 TURRETS. EACH DIRECTOR IS FITTED WITH A MARK 12/MARK 22 FIRE CONTROL/HEIGHT FINDING RADAR COMBINATION. NOTE THE CURTISS SC SPOTTING AIRCRAFT ON THE AFTER CATAPULT. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
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