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NH 52678 HMAS Australia

Photo #: NH 52678 HMAS Australia
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Title: HMAS Australia
Description: (Australian Heavy Cruiser, 1928) View of the ship's starboard midships area, 1932. Note the platform holding two 2-pounder anti-aircraft guns, with a life raft stowed below and an old-fashioned anchor mounted on the platform stanchions, with folding anchor davit just above; men painting smokestacks; wire bracing for smokestacks; and the Rear Admiral's flag on the launch just aft of the gun platform. This photograph was provided by the Navy Recruiting Bureau, New York City, 1932. Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the Naval History and Heritage Command.
Catalog #: NH 52678
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