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COLLINGWOOD BAY, NEW GUINEA. THE CORVETTE HMAS BROOME PREPARING TO TOW THE GROUNDED MERCHANT VESSEL COORABIE OFF A SHOAL. A TOWING HAWSER HAS BEEN PASSED BY BOAT TO THE STRANDED SHIP AND IS BEING BROUGHT ABOARD THE BROOME. NOTE THE KITE/OTTERS AND THE FLOAT OF THE OROPESA MINESWEEPING GEAR ARE ON THE LEFT. ON THE STERN ARE THE MINESWEEPING DAVITS AND A PAIR OF DEPTH CHARGES. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
COLLINGWOOD BAY, NEW GUINEA. THE CORVETTE HMAS BROOME PREPARING TO TOW THE GROUNDED MERCHANT VESSEL COORABIE OFF A SHOAL. A TOWING HAWSER HAS BEEN PASSED BY BOAT TO THE STRANDED SHIP AND IS BEING SECU
COLLINGWOOD BAY, NEW GUINEA. THE CORVETTE HMAS BROOME PREPARING TO TOW OFF THE GROUNDED MERCHANT VESSEL COORABIE. THE COORABIE HAS HER ENGINES FULL ASTERN AS THE BROOME PREPARES TO TAKE UP THE SLACK.
DETAIL VIEW OF STERN OF THE CORVETTE HMAS BROOME CARRYING OUT TOWING OPERATIONS IN CALM WEATHER WITH THE AMERICAN CARGO STEAMER COORABIE. A LINE HAS BEEN PASSED BETWEEN THE TWO SHIPS. NOTE THE KITE/OT
COLLINGWOOD BAY, NEW GUINEA. THE CORVETTE HMAS BROOME APPROACHING THE GROUNDED MERCHANT VESSEL COORABIE PRIOR TO TOWING HER OFF A SHOAL. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
1942-12-13. TROOPS FROM THE 2/9TH BATTALION AIF ON THE QUARTERDECK OF THE CORVETTE HMAS BROOME, EN ROUTE FROM MILNE BAY TO THE BUNA AREA. NOTE THE KITE/OTTERS AND FLOATS OF THE OROPESA MINESWEEPING GE
SYDNEY, NSW. PORT BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS KALGOORLIE (J192). SHE IS ARMED WITH A 4 INCH GUN FORWARD AND THREE SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS IN THE BRIDGE WINGS AND AFT. NOTE THE KITE/OTTER
