300563
Photograph 300563 Period 1940-1949WILLIAMSTOWN, VIC. 1947-04-10. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE FRIGATE HMAS CULGOA (K408), SHORTLY AFTER COMMISSIONING. A HEDGEHOG ANTI SUBMARINE MORTAR IS MOUNTED ON THE FORECASTLE. IMMEDIATELY BEHIND IT IS
300564 Accession Number: 300564
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WILLIAMSTOWN, VIC. 1947-04-10. STARBOARD QUARTER VIEW OF THE FRIGATE HMAS CULGOA (K408), SHORTLY AFTER COMMISSIONING. A HEDGEHOG ANTI SUBMARINE MORTAR IS MOUNTED ON THE FORECASTLE. IMMEDIATELY BEHIND IT IS THE FORWARD TWIN 4 INCH HIGH ANGLE MOUNTING. NOTE THE LAUNCHING RAILS FOR ILLUMINATING ROCKETS ATTACHED TO THE SIDES OF THE MOUNTING. TWIN 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS FITTED IN THE BRIDGE WINGS. THE DIRECTOR, THE THREE SINGLE 40 MM BOFORS AA GUNS MOUNTED AFT AND THE AFTER TWIN 4 INCH MOUNTING ARE TRAINED ON THE CAMERA. TYPE 285 GUNNERY RADAR IS FITTED TO THE DIRECTOR ON THE BRIDGE. A TYPE 276 SURFACE SEARCH RADAR IS FITTED HALF WAY UP THE MAST, JUST ABOVE A DIRECTION FINDING AERIAL. A SC-1 AIR SEARCH RADAR AERIAL IS AT THE MAST HEAD. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
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300564
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W G Lyall
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