305225 Accession Number: 305225

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1944-09. DETAIL VIEW AMIDSHIPS OF THE DESTROYER HMAS ARUNTA IN SECOND DEGREE OF READINESS EN ROUTE TO MOROTAI ISLAND. AT UPPER LEFT ARE 2 POUNDER MARK VIII AA GUNS IN A QUADRUPLE MARK VII MOUNTING. A SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON A GUN IS MOUNTED IN A GUN TUB JUST RIGHT OF CENTRE. BELOW IT A DEPTH CHARGE IS MOUNTED ON A THROWER WITH FURTHER CHARGES READY NEARBY. AT BOTTOM LEFT ARE THE TORPEDO TUBES WITH A LEWIS .303 LIGHT MACHINE GUN ON A PINTLE MOUNT FOR AA WORK MOUNTED ABOVE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).

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Accession Number
305225
Photographer
Netherlands Indies Government Information Service
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Format: 5x7"
Support: Paper (Resin-coated)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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