The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The county class cruiser HMAS Australia which carried out convoy escort and patrols in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and the Tasman Sea for much of 1941. Note the camouflage pattern.
The modified Leander class cruiser HMAS Sydney engaged in patrols and convoy escort duties in the Indian Ocean area after completing operations in the Mediterranean where she achieved fame by sinking
HMAT Katoomba leaving the southern Italian port. The ship is painted in a disruptive camouflage pattern. This 9424 ton merchant vessel, requisitioned like many others for use as a transport, carried A
At Sea. 17 July 1939. A striking photograph of the County Class cruiser HMAS Canberra. Mounted on the catapult amidships is the Supermarine Walrus amphibian aircraft carried on this class of cruisers.
At Sea. 17 July 1939. A striking photograph of the County Class cruiser HMAS Canberra. Mounted on the catapult amidships is the Supermarine Walrus amphibian aircraft carried on this class of cruisers.
At Sea. 17 July 1939. A striking photograph of the County Class cruiser HMAS Canberra. Mounted on the catapult amidships is the Supermarine Walrus amphibian aircraft carried on this class of cruisers.
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. 1940-05. AERIAL VIEW SHOWING THE SHIPS OF CONVOY US.3 TRANSPORTING AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND TROOPS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM. NOTE THE COUNTY CLASS HEAVY CRUISER, PART OF THE CO
