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Photograph 300734 Period 1960-1969C.1963. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE MINESWEEPER HMAS HAWK II (EX HMS SOMERLEYTON EX HMS GAMSTON) (M1139) AS SHE APPEARED IN THE EARLIER DAYS OF HER AUSTRALIAN SERVICE WITH BRITISH STYLE PENNANT NUMBER STILL

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C.1963. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE MINESWEEPER HMAS HAWK II (EX HMS SOMERLEYTON, EX HMS GAMSTON) AS SHE APPEARED IN THE PERIOD AFTER 1969-01-01 WHEN HER PENNANT NUMBER WAS REDUCED TO 1139. A SECOND 40 MM BOFORS GUN AUGMENTS THE SIMILAR WEAPON NORMALLY MOUNTED ON THE FORECASTLE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
C.1963. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE MINESWEEPER HMAS HAWK II (EX HMS SOMERLEYTON EX HMS GAMSTON) (M1139) AS SHE APPEARED IN THE EARLIER DAYS OF HER AUSTRALIAN SERVICE WITH BRITISH STYLE PENNANT NUMBER STILL

PORT BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE COASTAL MINESWEEPER HMAS IBIS (M1183) (EX HMS SINGLETON). THE STYLE OF HER PENNANT NUMBER INDICATES THAT THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN IN THE EARLY PART OF HER RAN SERVICE. THE N

SYDNEY, NSW. 1967-10-03. BOW VIEW OF THE COASTAL MINESWEEPERS HMAS HAWK II (M1139) AND GULL (M1185) ALONGSIDE. NEITHER SHIP HAS ITS FORWARD 40 MM BOFORS GUN MOUNTED. NOTE THE DIFFERENT STYLES IN WHICH

AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE AUXILIARY MINESWEEPER HMAS MERCEDES (EX HMS MEDUSA). SHE IS ARMED WITH A 4 INCH GUN MOUNTED ON THE FORECASTLE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

SYDNEY, NSW. C.1962. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE MINESWEEPER HMAS SNIPE (M1102) WITH HER CREW MANNING THE SIDE FOR ENTERING HARBOUR. NOTE THAT SHE DOES NOT CARRY THE 40 MM BOFORS GUN NORMALLY FITTED ON THE

SYDNEY, NSW. 1968. PORT BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE PATROL BOAT HMAS MADANG (P94). SHE HAS ONLY RECENTLY BEEN COMMISSIONED AND DOES NOT CARRY THE 40 MM BOFORS GUN NORMALLY MOUNTED ON THE FORECASTLE. (NAVAL
