Wikimedia Commons

File:HMAS Warrego (AWM 301676).jpg

HMAS_Warrego_(AWM_301676).jpg ‎(450 × 341 pixels, file size: 52 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
Description
English: AWM caption : "PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA. 1941-12-30. STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE SLOOP HMAS WARREGO (II).

SHE IS ARMED WITH 4 INCH MARK XVI GUNS IN A TWIN MARK XIX MOUNTING FORWARD IN A POSITION AND A SINGLE MARK XX MOUNTING AFT IN X POSITION. THEY ARE CONTROLLED BY THE HIGH ANGLE CONTROL SYSTEM SITED BEHIND THE BRIDGE. A QUADRUPLE .5 INCH VICKERS AA MACHINE GUN IS FITTED IN B POSITION. NOTE THE KITE/OTTERS AND FLOATS OF THE OROPESA MINESWEEPING GEAR AFT.

SHE IS CAMOUFLAGED IN A SCHEME OF TWO GREYS, PROBABLY 507A (THE DARKER) AND 507C".
Date
Source
This image is available from the Collection Database of the Australian War Memorial under the ID Number:
301676
This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing for more information.

العربيَّة | български | English | español | français | हिन्दी | македонски | português | +/−

(NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
Author not stated
Permission
(Reusing this file)

"Image copyright: Copyright expired - public domain"

Public domain
This image is protected by Crown Copyright because it is owned by the Australian Government or that of the states or territories, and is in the public domain because it was created or published prior to 1974 and the copyright has therefore expired. The government of Australia has declared that the expiration of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide. This has been confirmed by correspondence received by the Volunteer Response Team (Ticket:2017062010010417).

العربية ∙ dansk ∙ Deutsch ∙ English ∙ español ∙ français ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ македонски ∙ polski ∙ português ∙ 中文 ∙ +/−

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current20:40, 21 February 2007Thumbnail for version as of 20:40, 21 February 2007450 × 341 (52 KB)Nevfennas (talk | contribs)Australian War Memorial (AWM) catalog number 301056 '''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 1940. The AWM allow

You cannot overwrite this file.

The following 2 pages use this file:

File usage on other wikis

The following other wikis use this file:

Metadata

This file contains additional information such as Exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. If the file has been modified from its original state, some details such as the timestamp may not fully reflect those of the original file. The timestamp is only as accurate as the clock in the camera, and it may be completely wrong.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:HMAS_Warrego_(AWM_301676).jpg&oldid=487959748"