301404
Photograph 301404 Period 1920-1929C.1920. STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMAS SYDNEY (I). A TRIPOD MAST HAS REPLACED THE ORIGINAL POLE FOREMAST AND A DIRECTOR TOWER HAS BEEN FITTED TO THE FORETOP. AN AIRCRAFT TAKE OFF PLATFORM IS F
301006 Accession Number: 301006
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SYDNEY, NSW. 1920-05. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE LIGHT CRUISER HMAS MELBOURNE (I). THE PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE ALTERATIONS AND ADDITIONS MADE TO THE MELBOURNE DURING WORLD WAR 1 INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL POLE FOREMAST BY A TRIPOD, THE FLYING OFF PLATFORM FITTED FORWARD OF THE BRIDGE, THE DIRECTOR CONTROL TOWER ON THE FORETOP AND THE LARGE 36 INCH SEARCHLIGHTS AMIDSHIPS AND ON THE SEARCHLIGHT PLATFORM AFT. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION, PRESENTED BY MR J. M. LUKE)
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301006
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Format: 3x4"
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Support: Acetate
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Whole
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