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1944-09. STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS ARUNTA. MEMBERS OF THE SHIP'S COMPANY ARE PAINTING THE SIDE OF THE SHIP. A FLETCHER CLASS DESTROYER OF THE US NAVY IS BERTHED ON THE ARUNTA'S PORT SIDE. NOTE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE EARLIER SC TYPE RADAR AERIAL AT ARUNTA'S MAST HEAD AND THE LATER TYPE CARRIED BY THE AMERICAN SHIP. THE ARUNTA'S NORMAL PENNANT NUMBER, I.30, HAS BEEN REPLACED BY HER BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET NUMBER, D.5. SHE HAS BEEN PAINTED IN AN OVERALL DARK GREY, PROBABLY G 10.(NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
1944-09. MEMBERS OF THE CREW OF HMAS ARUNTA PAINT THE SIDE OF THE SHIP. A FLETCHER CLASS DESTROYER OF THE US NAVY IS BERTHED ON THE ARUNTA'S PORT SIDE. NOTE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE EARLIER SC TYPE
1944-09. STARBOARD QUARTER VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS ARUNTA. MEMBERS OF THE SHIP'S COMPANY ARE PAINTING THE SIDE OF THE SHIP. A FLETCHER CLASS DESTROYER OF THE US NAVY IS BERTHED ON THE ARUNTA'S PORT
1944-09. THE STERN OF THE DESTROYER HMAS ARUNTA, WITH HER SISTER DESTROYER, HMAS WARRAMUNGA, BERTHED ON THE ARUNTA'S STARBOARD SIDE. NOTE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AFTER MAST ARRANGEMENTS. THE ARUNTA
1945. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE SLOOP HMAS SWAN (II). HER NORMAL PENNANT NUMBER, U74, HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY REPLACED BY A BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET LOCAL NUMBER, A427. HER ORIGINAL MAIN ARMAMENT OF THREE 4 INC
SYDNEY, NSW. 1945-07-09. VIEW FROM FINE OFF THE STARBOARD BOW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS BATAAN (EX-HMAS KURNAI) TWO WEEKS AFTER COMMISSIONING. THE SHIP IS PAINTED DARK GREY ALL OVER, PROBABLY G10. SHE IS
STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE SLOOP HMAS SWAN (II) IN THE EARLY POST WAR PERIOD. HER ORIGINAL MAIN ARMAMENT OF THREE 4 INCH MARK V GUNS AND A QUADRUPLE .5 INCH VICKERS MACHINE GUN HAS BEEN REPLACED BY FOU
