The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Townsville, QLD. 1943-05-21. Aerial starboard side view of the high speed transports USS Humphrieys (APD-12 ex DD-236) and Sands (APD-13 ex DD-243). Originally destroyers, they have had two boilers, and consequently two funnels, removed as well as the 4 inch/50 guns mounted on the broadside amidships and all the torpedo tubes. This allowed for troops and small landing craft to be carried. (Naval Historical Collection)
1942. AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT TENDER USS WILLIAM B.PRESTON. CONVERTED FROM A FOUR STACK DESTROYER SHE HAS LOST TWO OF HER BOILERS AND CONSEQUENTLY TWO OF HER FUNNELS. HER TORPEDO TU
AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER USS STEMBEL (DD-644) SHOWING A TYPICAL POST WORLD WAR 2 CONFIGURATION OF THE FLETCHER CLASS DESTROYERS. ALL 40 MM AND 20 MM AA GUNS HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND REPLACE
TOWNSVILLE, QLD. 1943-06-18. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE TRANSPORT USS BROOKS, CONVERTED FROM A DESTROYER. IN THE COURSE OF HER CONVERSION HER BOILER CAPACITY WAS REDUCED AND TWO OF HER FUNNELS REMOV
STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER USS STEINAKER (DD-863). AS AN ANTI KAMIKAZE MEASURE AN EXTRA QUADRUPLE 40 MM BOFORS AA MOUNTING HAS BEEN ADDED ON THE AFTER DECKHOUSE, REPLACING A BANK OF TOR
AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER USS INGERCOLL (DD-652) IN A TYPICAL POSTWAR CONFIGURATION. ALL 40 MM AND 20 MM AA GUNS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY 3 INCH/50 AA GUNS AMIDSHIPS AND ON THE AFTER SU
1939-12-26. AERIAL PORT BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMAS ADELAIDE AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER 1938-1939 REFIT. TWO BOILERS WERE REMOVED AND THE SHIP WAS FULLY CONVERTED TO OIL FIRING. THIS IS REFLECTE
