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Photograph 300520 Period 1930-1939C.1931. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS CANBERRA. THE CANBERRA HAS BEEN MODIFIED BY THE ADDITION OF HER CATAPULT UPON WHICH A SUPERMARINE SEAGULL III AIRCRAFT IS MOUNTED. NOTE THE CRANE
300516 Accession Number: 300516
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C.1931. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS CANBERRA. CANBERRA HAS BEEN MODIFIED BY THE ADDITION OF HER CATAPULT UPON WHICH A SUPERMARINE SEAGULL III AIRCRAFT IS MOUNTED. NOTE THE CRANE FOR HANDLING THE AIRCRAFT. A HIGH ANGLE CONTROL POSITION HAS BEEN FITTED BETWEEN THE SEARCHLIGHTS. THE DIRECTOR CONTROL POSITION HAS BEEN EXTENDED. NOTE THE 4 INCH MARK V GUNS ON HIGH ANGLE MOUNTINGS AMIDSHIPS AND THE BANK OF TORPEDO TUBES FITTED BENEATH THE GUNDECK. THE CANBERRA FLIES THE FLAG OF THE REAR ADMIRAL COMMANDING THE AUSTRALIAN SQUADRON. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
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