300559
Photograph 300559 Period 1940-1949WILLIAMSTOWN, VIC. 1947-04-10. STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE FRIGATE HMAS CULGOA (K408), SHORTLY AFTER COMMISSIONING. A HEDGEHOG ANTI SUBMARINE MORTAR IS MOUNTED ON THE FORECASTLE. IMMEDIATELY BEHIN
300560 Accession Number: 300560
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WILLIAMSTOWN, VIC. 1947-04-10. STARBOARD BROADSIDE 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. IT AND THE DIRECTOR ON THE BRIDGE ARE TRAINED ON THE CAMERA WHILE THE TWIN 4 INCH MOUNTING AFT IS TRAINED RIGHT AROUND. TYPE 285 GUNNERY RADAR IS FITTED TO THE DIRECTOR. 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. NOTE THE TWIN 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS ON A POWERED MOUNTING IN THE BRIDGE WINGS.(NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
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300560
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W G Lyall
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