The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The former Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Haruna lies in shallow water at her moorings in Kure, Japan. She had been sunk by US carrier plane attacks on 28 July 1945. Note the wooden vessel stranded on her forecastle, and the vegetation used as camouflage on her decks and superstructure. Haruna was scrapped after the war.
On the right is the SS Anshun sunk and laying on her side in shallow water since she was sunk by Japanese naval gun fire. The pontoon jetty may be seen in the centre, Milne Bay, New Guinea.
PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE BATTLESHIP USS CALIFORNIA (BB-44) AS SHE APPEARED AFTER RECONSTRUCTION SUBSEQUENT TO HER SINKING AT PEARL HARBOUR. HER CAGE MASTS, FUNNELS AND SUPERSTRUCTURE WERE REMOVED AND REP
BATHURST CLASS MINESWEEPER/CORVETTE HMAS BATHURST. COMPLETED ON 5TH DECEMBER 1940 BATHURST SPENT MOST OF HER WAR SERVICE WITH BRITISH FLEETS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN, RED SEA, PERSIAN GULF AND INDIAN OCEA
1943-10-22. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE AMERICAN TANKER ESSO MANHATTAN. NOTE THE LOW ANGLE GUN, EITHER 4 INCH OR 5 INCH CALIBRE AFT AND THE 3 INCH AA GUN ON THE FORECASTLE. SHE ALSO CARRIES EIGHT 20
1943-10-22. AERIAL PORT BOW VIEW OF THE AMERICAN TANKER ESSO MANHATTAN. NOTE THE LOW ANGLE GUN, EITHER 4 INCH OR 5 INCH CALIBRE AFT AND THE 3 INCH AA GUN ON THE FORECASTLE. SHE ALSO CARRIES EIGHT 20 M
1943-04-12. AERIAL PORT BOW VIEW OF THE RADAR TRAINING VESSEL HMAS KYBRA AFTER HER CONVERSION FROM AN AUXILIARY ANTI SUBMARINE VESSEL. SHE CARRIES A TYPE 271 SURFACE SEARCH RADAR ABOVE HER FORWARD SUP
