The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Cairns, Qld. 1947-09-04. Bathurst class corvette HMAS Warrnambool of the 20th Minesweeping Flotilla in port during operations to clear defensive minefields laid by HMAS Bungaree during World War 2. Two officers and two seamen are on the quarter deck as the ship prepares to dock. All of the oropesa sweep gear is visible. The starboard sweep float is fully visible in its cradle. Behind it, against the starboard rail, the kite and otter can be seen. The terms otter and kite refer to the same piece of equipment. The otter hangs below the float at the end of the sweep wire, and the kite is trailed on a separate wire which is attached to the leading end of the sweep wire. Both the otter and kite are used to determine the depth of the sweep gear. The port and starboard davits are also in view.
Torres Strait. 1947-08. Bathurst class corvette HMAS Warrnambool of the 20th Minesweeping Flotilla about to deploy oropesa sweeping equipment to clear defensive minefields laid by HMAS Bungaree during
Torres Strait. 1947-08. Ships of the 20th Minesweeping Flotilla actively sweeping the defensive minefields laid by HMAS Bungaree during World War 2. The ships are in O (oropesa) sweep 'G' formation, t
Torres Strait. 1947-09-13. Starboard side view of HMAS Warrnambool a few minutes before she sank after hitting a mine while on minesweeping operations. HMAS Warrnambool is listing heavily to starboard
Torres Strait. 1947-08. Bathurst class corvette HMAS Warrnambool of the 20th Minesweeping Flotilla recovering oropesa sweeping equipment while on operations to clear the defensive minefields laid by H
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
MARYBOROUGH, QLD. 1941-10. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS TOOWOOMBA RUNNNING TRIALS PRIOR TO COMMISSIONING. NOTE THE RED ENSIGN. HER ARMAMENT HAS NOT YET BEEN FITTED. NOTE THE KITE/OTTER AND
