The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
The Kent class cruiser HMAS Canberra makes heavy weather of it during a high speed run in rough seas. Plumes of spray break over the bow drenching the forecastle. The twin eight inch guns of the forward A and B turrets are traversed away from the ship's heading to avoid the ingress of sea water. As a wartime exigency, the barrels remained uncovered as the armament had to be immediately available in response to any hostilities. In the foreground, a four inch anti aircraft gun is trained at right angles to avoid the threat of similar contamination. HMAS Canberra was sunk on 9 August 1942 off Savo Island in the battle of Guadalcanal. (This image is also re-produced as P02550.025).
The Kent class cruiser HMAS Canberra makes heavy weather of it during a high speed run in rough seas. Plumes of spray break over the bow drenching the forecastle. The twin eight inch forward guns of
Viewed from high above the ship, plumes of spray break over the bow drenching the forecastle of the Kent class cruiser HMAS Canberra as it makes a high speed run in rough seas. The twin eight inch gu
The Kent class cruiser HMAS Canberra conducts a main armament firing with both of her twin 8 inch after turrets X (front) and Y (rear). In this port side profile, the black smoke from the cordite bla
A view of the starboard forecastle deck of the Kent class cruiser HMAS Canberra framed by the barrel of one of its eight inch guns from the forward A turret. Other shipping is visible at this anchora
The Kent class cruiser HMAS Canberra departs for another war patrol. The image is taken from an unidentified warship whose forecastle is also visible in the foreground. HMAS Canberra was sunk on 9 A
A view from the 'fighting top', also known as the crow's nest, of the forecastle of the Kent class cruiser HMAS Canberra. Visible forward of the funnel is a bi-plane amphibian aircraft, probably a Su
