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300556 Accession Number: 300556

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PORT ADELAIDE, SA. 1951-09-14. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS COWRA (M351) IN HER POST WAR CONFIGURATION. SHE RETAINS HER 4 INCH MARK XIX GUN FORWARD BUT THE 20MM AA GUNS HAVE BEEN REMOVED AND A 40 MM BOFORS AA GUN MOUNTED AFT. SHE RETAINS A FULL OUTFIT OF MINESWEEPING GEAR AFT. THE BRIDGE COVER HAS BEEN REMOVED AS HAS THE TYPE 271 RADAR LANTERN FORMERLY MOUNTED ON IT. A TYPE 974 NAVIGATIONAL RADAR HAS REPLACED THE SC-1 AERIAL AT THE HEAD OF THE FOREMAST. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).

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300556

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Photograph

Object Type

Negative

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Format: 3x4"
Support: Acetate

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Whole

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1

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