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DIEGO SUAREZ, MADAGASCAR. 1943. STARBOARD QUARTER VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS NORMAN (G49) IN DRY DOCK, TAKEN FROM THE FLOOR OF THE DOCK. THE TWO WHITE DRUMS WITH WHEELS ON THE STERN ARE CHEMICAL SMOKE APPARATUS. NOTE THE BARRELS OF X MOUNTING PROJECTING BETWEEN THE AWNINGS, TYPE 285 RADAR AERIAL ON THE HIGH ANGLE DIRECTOR AND SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS IN THE BRIDGE WING AND AMIDSHIPS. THE SHIP IS PAINTED IN AN ADMIRALTY LIGHT ALTERNATIVE CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
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