The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS, FOUR EACH IN THE SUPERSTRUCTURE AMIDSHIPS AND AFT. SPAR DECKS HAVE BEEN CONSTRUCTED OVER THE WELL DECKS FOR THE CARRIAGE OF DECK CARGO, IN THIS CASE SIX MOTOR TORPEDO BOATS WHICH WERE OFF LOADED AT BRISBANE. PRIOR TO THIS VOYAGE THE VESSEL HAD TWICE BEEN BROKEN IN TWO BY ACCIDENTS AND REPAIRED. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
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
1943-10-22. AERIAL PORT BOW VIEW OF THE MOTOR TANKER ESSO MANHATTAN. SHE HAS BEEN FITTED WITH FLYING DECKS ENABLING HER TO CARRY SEVEN MOTOR TORPEDO BOATS (PT BOATS) AS DECK CARGO. NOTE THE 3 INCH AA
OVERHEAD VIEW OF THE AMERICAN TANKER E H BLUM. HER MAIN DEFENSIVE ARMAMENT, EITHER 4 INCH OR 5 INCH GUNS MOUNTED FORWARD AND AFT, IS TRAINED TO PORT. SHE ALSO CARRIES EIGHT 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS, FOU
AERIAL PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE AMERICAN TANKER E H BLUM. HER MAIN DEFENSIVE ARMAMENT, EITHER 4 INCH OR 5 INCH GUNS MOUNTED FORWARD AND AFT, IS TRAINED TO PORT. SHE ALSO CARRIES EIGHT 20 MM OERLIKON A
AERIAL STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE AMERICAN TANKER E H BLUM. HER MAIN DEFENSIVE ARMAMENT, EITHER 4 INCH OR 5 INCH GUNS MOUNTED FORWARD AND AFT, IS TRAINED TO PORT. SHE ALSO CARRIES EIGHT 20 MM OERLIKON
1944-04-17. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE AMERICAN TANKER STONY CREEK. SHE IS ARMED WITH A 5 INCH GUN AFT AND A 3 INCH AA GUN MOUNTED FORWARD. FOUR 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS ARE GROUPED ON THE ISLAND AMID
