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SYDNEY, NSW. 1944-02-18. STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE SERVICES RECONNAISSANCE DEPARTMENT VESSEL HMAS ALATNA. SHE IS ARMED WITH THREE TWIN VICKERS .303 MACHINE GUNS, TWO SIDED ON THE FORECASTLE AND THE THIRD ON THE QUARTERDECK. NOTE THE INADEQUATE SHIELDING OF THE GUN MOUNTS. ORIGINALLY BUILT FOR THE ARMY AS A 62 FOOT FAST SUPPLY VESSEL, THE ALATNA RETAINS HER ARMY NUMBER, AM1475. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
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