The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Starboard bow view of the Bathurst Class minesweeper/corvette HMAS Katoomba floating in Sydney Harbour shortly after being launched at the yards of Poole and Steel Limited. The funnel of a barge which will tow the vessel to a berth for final fitting out can be seen on the far side.
Starboard bow view of the Bathurst Class minesweeper/corvette HMAS Katoomba floating in Sydney Harbour shortly after being launched at the yards of Poole and Steel Limited. The funnel of a barge which
The Bathurst Class minesweeper/corvette HMAS Katoomba shortly after separating from the launching cradle and floating in the harbour after being launched at the yards of Poole and Steel Limited yards.
The Bathurst Class minesweeper/corvette HMAS Katoomba on the launching cradle at the yards of Poole and Steel Limited, shortly before being launched.
The Bathurst Class minesweeper/corvette HMAS Katoomba moving down the slipway as she was launched at the Poole and Steel Limited yards.
General view of spectators at the launching of the Bathurst Class minesweeper/corvette HMAS Katoomba at the yards of Poole and Steel Limited.
The scene as Mrs H Lloyd, Deputy Mayoress of the town of Katoomba, NSW (centre), throws over the lever which releases the launching cradle holding the Bathurst Class minesweeper/corvette HMAS Katoomba
