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301387 Accession Number: 301387

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C.1960. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE FRIGATE, FORMER SLOOP, HMAS SWAN (II). HER CHANGE IN CLASSIFICATION IS REFLECTED IN HER CHANGE OF PENNANT NUMBER FROM U74 TO F74. SHE HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO A TRAINING SHIP WHICH HAS ENTAILED THE REPLACEMENT OF HER AFTER TWIN 4 INCH MOUNTING BY A DECKHOUSE. SHE RETAINS THE FORWARD 4 INCH MARK XVI GUNS ON A TWIN MARK XIX MOUNTING AND A 40 MM BOFORS AA GUN. THE SC-1 AND TYPE 276 RADARS FORMERLY CARRIED ON THE MAST HAVE BEEN REMOVED AS HAS THE HIGH ANGLE DIRECTOR AND ITS ASSOCIATED TYPE 274 RADAR. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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301387

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Photograph

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Negative

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Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate

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Whole

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