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Description AWM caption : "1886. THE VICTORIAN NAVY'S ARMED AUXILIARIES COMMISSIONER (LEFT) AND GANNET. THE COMMISSIONER WAS THE MELBOURNE HARBOUR TRUST LAUNCH AND, WHEN REQUIRED, COULD FITTED WITH A SPAR TORPEDO. THE GANNET WAS A POWERFUL PADDLE TUG STRENGTHENED TO CARRY A 6 INCH GUN BY HAVING A VERTICAL ARMOURED TUBE THREE INCHES THICK INSERTED FORWARD. THE GUN MAY BE SEEN MOUNTED IN THIS PHOTOGRAPH, IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE UNION JACK."
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