1943-07-21. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE AMERICAN TRANSPORT FRED C AINSWORTH WHICH MADE A NUMBER ...

Place North & Central America: United States of America
Accession Number 303813
Collection type Photograph
Object type 6x8", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Physical description 6x8", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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Description

1943-07-21. AERIAL PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE AMERICAN TRANSPORT FRED C AINSWORTH WHICH MADE A NUMBER OF VOYAGES TO AUSTRALIA AND THE SOUTH WEST PACIFIC BETWEEN 1943 AND 1945. SHE IS ARMED WITH A 4 OR 5 INCH GUN AND TWO 3 INCH AA GUNS AFT. TWO MORE 3 INCH GUNS ARE MOUNTED FORWARD. 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS ARE EVIDENT IN THE SUPERSTRUCTURE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)