300534
Photograph 300534 Period 1950-1959C. 1951. PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS COLAC AS A TRAINING SHIP. SHE NO LONGER WEARS HER WARTIME PENNANT NUMBER (J242) AND HAS NOT HAD HER POSTWAR NUMBER (M05) PAINTED UP. T
300533 Accession Number: 300533
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C. 1951. PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS COLAC AS A TRAINING SHIP. SHE NO LONGER WEARS HER WARTIME PENNANT NUMBER (J242) AND HAS NOT HAD HER POSTWAR NUMBER (M05) PAINTED UP. THE COVER HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM HER BRIDGE AND WITH IT HER SEARCHLIGHT. THE SHIP RETAINS THE 12 POUNDER AA GUN ON THE FORECASTLE BUT THE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS IN THE BRIDGE WINGS AND AFT HAVE BEEN LANDED. THE AFTER MOUNTING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A 40MM BOFORS AA GUN. THE SHIP STILL CARRIES THE KITE/OTTERS AND FLOATS OF AN OROPESA MINESWEEPING SET ON THE QUARTERDECK. HER MAINMAST HAS BEEN REMOVED AND THE WIRELESS AERIALS LED DOWN TO A SPREADER. NOTE THE TYPE 974 NAVIGATION RADAR AT THE MASTHEAD. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
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300533
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Naval Public Relations Section
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