The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 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 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
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
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
1944-07-28. AERIAL STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE AMERICAN TANKER SAMOSET. SHE IS ARMED WITH A 5 INCH GUN AFT AND A 3 INCH AA GUN FORWARD. FOUR 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS ARE GROUPED NEAR THE FUNNEL WITH TWO M
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
