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Feb. 14, 1946: HMAS QUICKMATCH in Williamstown Naval Dockyard post WWII - PTE M.V. Gulliver.
792. The destroyer is receiving a post-WWII refit at Williamstown, and being adapted for Australian conditions. It is where she will be converted to a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate five years later, in 1954-55.
Just for purposes of comparison with the next pic, we point out here that the davits abaft the funnel are drawn back, and both the ship's starboard boats are landed.
Photo: Credited to PTE M.V. Gulliver, it is held in the Naval Historical Collection, Australian War Memorial, ID 125007. PTE Gulliver is credited with a large number of warship photos in the Naval Historical Collection. This photo appears in Ross Gillett's book 'Australia and New Zealand Warships 1914-1945' [Doubleday, Sydney 1983] p157.
Feb. 14, 1946: HMAS QUICKMATCH in Williamstown Naval Dockyard post WWII - PTE M.V. Gulliver.
792. The destroyer is receiving a post-WWII refit at Williamstown, and being adapted for Australian conditions. It is where she will be converted to a Type 15 fast anti-submarine frigate five years later, in 1954-55.
Just for purposes of comparison with the next pic, we point out here that the davits abaft the funnel are drawn back, and both the ship's starboard boats are landed.
Photo: Credited to PTE M.V. Gulliver, it is held in the Naval Historical Collection, Australian War Memorial, ID 125007. PTE Gulliver is credited with a large number of warship photos in the Naval Historical Collection. This photo appears in Ross Gillett's book 'Australia and New Zealand Warships 1914-1945' [Doubleday, Sydney 1983] p157.