The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Starboard side view of the destroyer HMAS Quiberon (G81). She is armed with four 4.7 inch Mark IX guns in single CPXVIII mountings and a quadruple 2 pounder anti-aircraft (AA) mounting sited abaft the funnel. Twin 20mm Oerlikon AA guns are fitted in the bridge wings with four single 20mm guns around the searchlight platform amidships. Quadruple banks of torpedo tubes are fitted fore and aft of the searchlight platform. A Type 285 fire control radar aerial is mounted above the main director. Her camouflage scheme appears to be a variation on the admiralty alternative dark type, modified by painting lighter grey panels on the hull forward of the break in the forecastle.
C.1943.STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS QUIBERON (G81). SHE IS ARMED WITH FOUR 4.7 INCH MARK IX GUNS IN SINGLE CPXVIII MOUNTINGS AND A QUADRUPLE 2 POUNDER AA MOUNTING SITED ABAFT THE FUNNEL.
AERIAL STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS QUIBERON (G81). SHE IS ARMED WITH FOUR 4.7 INCH MARK IX GUNS IN SINGLE CPXVIII MOUNTINGS, OF WHICH X MOUNTING IS TRAINED FORWARD. A QUADRUPLE 2 POUNDER
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. C.1944. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS QUADRANT (G11). SHE IS ARMED WITH FOUR 4.7 INCH MARK IX GUNS IN SINGLE CPXVIII MOUNTINGS. B MOUNTING IS TRAINED TO PORT. CLOS
AERIAL PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS QUIBERON (G81). SHE IS ARMED WITH FOUR 4.7 INCH MARK IX GUNS IN SINGLE CPXVIII MOUNTINGS, OF WHICH X MOUNTING IS TRAINED FORWARD Y MOUNTING RIGHT AROUND
1942-12-06. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS QUEENBOROUGH (G70), WHICH WAS LATER TRANSFERRED TO THE RAN. HER FOUR 4.7 INCH MARK IX GUNS IN SINGLE CPXVIII MOUNTINGS ARE TRAINED TO PORT AS IS THE QUA
AERIAL PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS QUIBERON (G81). SHE IS ARMED WITH FOUR 4.7 INCH MARK IX GUNS IN SINGLE CPXVIII MOUNTINGS, OF WHICH X MOUNTING IS TRAINED FORWARD, AND A QUADRUPLE 2 POUND
