HMAS_Westralia_(AWM_301717).jpg

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English: AWM Caption: Port beam view of the landing ship infantry en:HMAS Westralia (F95) one day out from Sydney, en route to Milne Bay. Landing craft vehicle personnel are stowed aboard the ship and slung from the davits. A landing craft mechanised is carried aft. She retains a single 6 inch gun, mounted on the stern, and two 3 inch AA guns, mounted at the end of the superstructure, from her service as an armed merchant cruiser. Single 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns can be seen at the bow and in the bridge wings, abreast and abaft the funnel and abreast the deckhouse aft. A type 271 radar lantern is mounted on the forward superstructure and an sc radar aerial is carried on the foremast. Sampson have been stepped on the superstructure and a mainmast aft. All masts have been fitted with derricks to handle the landing craft.
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This image is available from the Collection Database of the Australian War Memorial under the ID Number:
301717
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Original uploader was Nick-D at en.wikipedia 25 November 2006 (original upload date)
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  • 2006-11-25 01:15 Nick-D 450×186× (33385 bytes) Australian War Memorial (AWM) catalog number 301717 '''Sourced from:''' http://www.awm.gov.au/database/collection.asp '''Copyright:''' The AWM record for this photo states that the copyright status is 'clear'. The photo was taken in 1944. The AWM allow

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27 February 1944