303320/01 Accession Number: 303320/01

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1944-06-21. AERIAL PORT BOW VIEW, ALMOST OVERHEAD, OF THE AMERICAN TRANSPORT GENERAL GEORGE M RANDALL WHICH MADE A NUMBER OF VOYAGES TO MELBOURNE, HOBART, NEW ZEALAND AND SOUTH PACIFIC PORTS IN 1944 AND 1945. NOTE THE TWO 5 INCH/38 GUNS MOUNTED FORWARD. TWO OTHERS CAN BE MADE OUT AFT. 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS CAN BE SEEN ON THE FORECASTLE, BEFORE THE BRIDGE AND BETWEEN THE FUNNELS. SC-4 RADAR IS CARRIED ON THE FOREMAST. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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Accession Number
303320/01
Photographer
No 25 Squadron RAAF
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
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Support: Paper (Resin-coated)
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Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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