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1944-04-09. AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER USS USS FULLAM (DD-474). SHE HAS THE STANDARD FLETCHER CLASS MID WAR CLOSE RANGE ARMAMENT OF TWIN 40 MM BOFORS MARK 1 MOUNTINGS BEFORE THE BRIDGE, AMIDSHIPS AND AFT BETWEEN NOS 3 AND 4 5 INCH/38 MOUNTINGS. NOTE THE MARK 51 DIRECTOR FOR THE AFTER 40 MM MOUNTING ADJACENT TO IT. SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS ARE FITTED IN THE WAIST AND ON THE FANTAIL. NOTE THE DEPTH CHARGE THROWERS ABREAST THE AFTER SUPERSTRUCTURE AND THE DEPTH CHARGE RAILS ON THE STERN. SC SERIES RADAR IS AT THE MASTHEAD AND MARK 4 FIRE CONTROL RADAR ON THE MARK 37 DIRECTOR ABOVE THE BRIDGE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
1944-02-25. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER USS BEALE (DD-471) AT SPEED. HER MARK 37 DIRECTOR WITH ITS MARK 4 FIRE CONTROL RADAR IS TRAINED TO STARBOARD WITH THE MAIN ARMAMENT, EXCEPT NO 5 MOUN
SYDNEY, NSW. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE DESTROYER USS DRAYTON (DD-366). THE TWO OPEN AFTER 5 INCH/38 MOUNTINGS ARE CLEARLY SHOWN AS ARE THE DEPTH CHARGE RAILS AND CHEMICAL SMOKE GENERATORS ON THE FANTAI
STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER USS CALLAGHAN (DD-792). SC AND SG RADARS ARE FITTED AT THE HEAD OF THE FOREMAST. THE FIVE 5 INCH/38 MARK 31 MOUNTINGS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE MARK 37 DIRECTOR A
1944-05-29. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER ESCORT USS EUGENE E. ELMORE (DE-686). AN UP-GUNNED DESTROYER ESCORT SHE CARRIES SINGLE 5 INCH/38 MOUNTINGS FORE AND AFT RATHER THAN THREE 3 INCH/50'S
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
AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER USS HICKOX (DD-673). SHE HAS TWIN 40 MM BOFORS MARK I AA GUNS BEFORE THE BRIDGE, ABREAST THE SECOND FUNNEL AND BETWEEN NOS 3 AND 4 5 INCH/38 MOUNTINGS. 20 M
