The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
1943-12-28. A 4 INCH GUN CREW TRAINING ABOARD THE FRIGATE HMAS GASCOYNE. THEY ARE WEARING GAS MASKS. THE RANGE DIAL IS AT THE TOP LEFT. NOTE THE LARGE BALANCE WEIGHT IN THE CENTRE, TO THE LEFT OF THE BREECH WORKER.(NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
HMAS GASCOYNE 1943-12-28. 4" GUN CREW ABOARD HMAS GASCOYNE ARE SHOWN AT GUNNERY PRACTICE. NOTE THE LACK OF ANTI-FLASH GEAR AND RESPIRATORS THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE WORN AT BATTLE STATIONS. (NAVAL HISTOR
HMAS GASCOYNE 1943-12-28. OERLIKON ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS ARE TEST FIRED ABOARD THE RIVER CLASS FRIGATE, HMAS GASCOYNE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
View of the interior of a 6-inch Mark XXIII triple gun turret. The turret's crew, wearing respirators and anti-flash clothing, are ramming home a shell into centre gun. The crew member in the centre i
TWO MEMBERS OF A 20MM OERLIKON ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN CREW ON THE FRIGATE HMAS GASCOYNE DURING WORLD WAR 2. NOTE THEIR RESPIRATORS AND THE BAG SLUNG BELOW THE GUN TO CATCH THE USED CARTRIDGE CASES. (NAVAL
C.1944. MEMBERS OF THE SHIPS COMPANY OF THE FRIGATE HMAS GASCOYNE CLEANING A 4 INCH MARK XVI GUN ON A MARK XX HIGH ANGLE MOUNTING. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
OFF MAPIA ISLAND. THE 4 INCH MARK XIX GUN ON A MARK XXIII MOUNTING OF THE CORVETTE HMAS GOULBURN IN ACTION DURING A BOMBARDMENT. A SHELL IS BEING RAMMED HOME AS THE BREECH WORKER PREPARES TO CLOSE THE
