Keywords: HMAS Barcoo (300353).jpg AWM Caption SYDNEY NSW 1944-02-18 PORT BOW VIEW OF THE FRIGATE HMAS BARCOO K375 SHOWING HER ORIGINAL APPEARANCE SHE IS PAINTED DARK GREY PROBABLY G10 ALL OVER SHE IS FITTED WITH A TYPE 271 SURFACE SEARCH RADAR ABOVE THE BRIDGE FLANKED BY THE SEARCHLIGHTS AN AMERICAN SC-1 AIR SEARCH RADAR IS SITUATED ATOP THE FOREMAST AND TRAINED ON THE PORT BEAM HER 4 INCH MK XVI GUNS ARE ON SINGLE MK XX MOUNTINGS FORE AND AFT THIS MOUNTING WAS UNIQUE TO AUSTRALIAN WARSHIPS HER CLOSE RANGE ARMAMENT CONSISTS OF EIGHT 20 MM OERLIKON GUNS MOUNTED PORT AND STARBOARD IN SINGLE MOUNTINGS IN THE BRIDGE WINGS JUST BEFORE THE BREAK OF THE FORECASTLE DECK PARTLY OBSCURED BY THE BOAT AND ON THE QUARTERDECK JUST AFTER THE GUN DECK NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION 300353 Sourced from http //www awm gov au/database/collection asp <br>This version originally uploaded to en Wikipedia as en Image HMAS Barcoo 300353 jpg by en User Nick Dowling 30 May 2007 1944 Photographer not identified en Image HMAS Barcoo 300353 jpg PD-AustraliaGov DEFAULTSORT Barcoo HMAS Barcoo K375 Barcoo Black and white photographs |