302615 Accession Number: 302615

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AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER USS HANSON (DD-832). THE SPS-8 HEIGHT FINDING RADAR AERIAL ON THE AFTER SUPERSTUCTURE IDENTIFIES HER AS A RADAR PICKET CONVERSION. SPS-6 AIR SEARCH RADAR IS FITTED AT THE MAST HEAD WITH A COMBINED SURFACE/ZENITH SEARCH SET ON THE TOPMAST. MARK 25 FIRE CONTROL RADAR IS MOUNTED ON THE DIRECTOR. TWIN 3 INCH/50 AA GUNS ARE FITTED PORT AND STARBOARD AMIDSHIPS AND AFT. HEDGEHOG ANTI SUBMARINE MORTAR IS VISIBLE ON THE SHELTER DECK. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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302615
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Photograph
Object Type
Print
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Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
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Whole
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1
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