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1941. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS STUART (I) (I00) IN CAMOUFLAGE AT THE END OF HER MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE. HER ARMAMENT HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO IMPROVE HER ANTI AIRCRAFT CAPABILITIES. SINGLE 2 POUNDER AA GUNS ARE FITTED PORT AND STARBOARD BETWEEN THE FUNNELS IN PLACE OF Q MOUNTING. SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS ARE FITTED IN THE BRIDGE WINGS, ON THE UPPER DECK AMIDSHIPS AND ON THE QUARTERDECK IN PLACE OF Y MOUNTING. THE 3 INCH AA GUN IS RETAINED AMIDSHIPS AND THE SECOND FUNNEL HAS BEEN CUT DOWN TO IMPROVE ITS SKY ARCS. A MACHINE GUN IS MOUNTED ON THE BLAST SCREEN BEHIND X 4.7 INCH BL MARK I MOUNTING, WHICH IS IS HOUSED FORWARD. THE FORWARD BANK OF TORPEDO TUBES HAS BEEN LANDED. NOTE THE DEPTH CHARGE THROWERS ON THE UPPER DECK AFT. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-01-08. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS STUART (I) (I00). SHE HAS BEEN REARMED AS AN ESCORT DESTROYER. SINGLE 2 POUNDER AA GUNS ARE FITTED PORT AND STARBOARD BETWEEN THE FUNNE
SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-01-08. PORT BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS STUART (I) (I00). SHE HAS BEEN REARMED AS AN ESCORT DESTROYER. ONLY B AND X 4.7 INCH BL MARK I GUNS REMAIN. A MOUNTING HAS BEEN REPLA
SYDNEY, NSW. C.1944. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS STUART (I) (I00). SHE HAS BEEN REARMED AS AN ESCORT DESTROYER. ONLY B AND X 4.7 INCH BL MARK I GUNS REMAIN. NOTE THE SINGLE 2 POUNDER AA GUN, O
1940-03-19. STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER 1938-1939 REFIT. THE SHIP HAS HAD HER BRIDGEWORK EXTENDED. THE FOUR SINGLE 4 INCH MK V AA GUNS HAVE BE
OFF SYDNEY, NSW. PORT BOW VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMAS AUSTRALIA (II) AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER 1938-1939 REFIT. THE SHIP HAS HAD HER BRIDGEWORK EXTENDED. THE FOUR SINGLE 4 INCH MK V AA GUNS HAVE BE
C.1943. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS VENDETTA (I) (I69) AFTER REFITTING FOLLOWING HER RETURN TO AUSTRALIA FROM SINGAPORE. X GUN HAS BEEN LANDED. THE 12 POUNDER AA GUN FORMERLY MOUNTED IN PLACE
