The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
At sea. 1 August 1952. Looking aft from the bow of the Australian destroyer HMAS Bataan, off the Korean coast, is Chief Petty Officer H. J. (Spider) Webb of Sorrel, Tas, as he drives the capstan engine, foreground. Note the other sailors (left) looking on.
Looking aft from the bow of the Australian destroyer HMAS Bataan, off the Korean coast, is Chief Petty Officer H J 'Spider' Webb of Sorrel, Tas, as he drives the capstan engine, foreground. Other sail
KOREA. 1952-08-01. VIEW LOOKING AFT FROM THE BOW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS BATAAN SHOWING HER TWO FORWARD TWIN MARK XIX 4.7 INCH GUN MOUNTINGS, THE BRIDGE, THE GUN DIRECTOR WITH TYPE 285 FIRE CONTROL RADA
At sea. 1 August 1952. Chief Petty Officer Alan Triffitt of Footscray, Vic, comes up the engine room ladder for a breath of fresh air, as the destroyer HMAS Bataan steams off the Korean coast.
At sea. 1 August 1952. While the Australian destroyer HMAS Bataan steams north along the Korean coast to engage Communist shore targets, Stoker Mechanic R. A. Fallow of Ascot Vale, Vic, and Engine Roo
QUEENSLAND. 1953. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS HMAS VENGEANCE (FOREGROUND) AND HMAS SYDNEY (III) AND THE DESTROYER HMAS ANZAC (II) EXERCISING OFF THE QUEENSLAND COAST. THE VENGEANCE HAS SEA
At sea. 1 August 1952. Able Seaman A. (Happy) Anderson of Wynnum, Qld, using the gyro sight of a single Bofors gun on board HMAS Bataan, which was off the Korean coast. Note that he is wearing ear pro
