301251
Photograph 301251 Period 1950-1959C.1958. AERIAL STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE FORMER DESTROYER HMAS QUIBERON (F03) AFTER HER CONVERSION TO AN ANTI SUBMARINE FRIGATE. EXTERNALLY HER DESTROYER ORIGINS ARE INDICATED ONLY BY HER FUNNEL AND
301276 Accession Number: 301276
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PORT PHILLIP BAY, VIC. 1955-10-25. STARBOARD BEAM VIEW OF THE FORMER DESTROYER HMAS QUICKMATCH (F04) AFTER HER CONVERSION TO AN ANTI SUBMARINE FRIGATE. EXTERNALLY HER DESTROYER ORIGINS ARE INDICATED ONLY BY HER FUNNEL AND HULL AS ALL SUPERSTRUCTURE ABOVE THE UPPER DECK HAS BEEN REPLACED. THE SHIP'S NEW ARMAMENT CONSISTS OF A TWIN 40 MM BOFORS MARK 5 AA MOUNTING FORWARD AND 4 INCH MARK 16 GUNS IN A TWIN MARK 19 MOUNTING AFT. NOTE THE LAUNCHING RAILS FOR FLARE ROCKETS FITTED TO THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTING. THE GUNS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE CLOSE RANGE BLIND FIRE DIRECTOR SITED JUST FORWARD OF THE 4 INCH MOUNTING. NOTE THE LIMBO ANTI SUBMARINE MORTAR, PAINTED A DARKER COLOUR, AFT. A TYPE 277 HEIGHT FINDING RADAR IS FITTED JUST ABOVE THE BRIDGE. TYPE 293Q AIR SURFACE SEARCH AND TYPE 974 NAVIGATION RADARS ARE FITTED TO THE FOREMAST. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
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Accession Number
301276
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Format: 4x5"
Support: Acetate
Support: Acetate
Measurement
Overall: 3 15/16 in x 4 15/16 in
Image: 3 11/16 in x 4 3/4 in
Image: 3 11/16 in x 4 3/4 in
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
AWM copyright
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