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Prob. Aug 6, 1936. HMAS CANBERRA [I] with flags flying in Sydney, possibly for a new NSW Governor - RAN Historical.
1177. All flags flying and freshly painted HMAS CANBERRA [I] looks magnificent in this in this 1930s photograph taken in Sydney Harbour. Sadly we've no been able to date it with any certainty, and the presence of her aircraft catapult [but no aircraft] have caused us to belatedly abandon an original guess that this was taken during the royal visit of the Duke of Gloucester in late 1934. Similarly, the presence of round scuttles in the rear of the bridge/wheelhouse superstructure has belatedly caused us to correct the official identification of the photograph as HMAS AUSTRALIA [II].
The round ports say it is HMAS CANBERRA [I]. Thus, never daunted by previous errors, however glaring, we are forced to take a guess at when this photograph may have been taken. It is probably Aug. 6, 1936, with the ship dressed for the inauguration of a short-lived new NSW Governor, Admiral Sir Murray Anderson, and a companion photo to Entry No. 774, shown here: www.flickr.com/photos/41311545@N05/3989843525/in/photolis.... The presence of the aircraft catapult does tell us that it is the latter half of the 1930s, and there are two other possibilities: the Coronation of King George VI on May 12, 1937 or the Australian Sesquicentenary in 1938. We remain inclined inclined to 1936 date, as shown in the earlier Entry.
Photo: RAN Archives Navy Heritage Collection image ID NO. 04623, incorrectly captioned as HMAS AUSTRALIA [II].
Prob. Aug 6, 1936. HMAS CANBERRA [I] with flags flying in Sydney, possibly for a new NSW Governor - RAN Historical.
1177. All flags flying and freshly painted HMAS CANBERRA [I] looks magnificent in this in this 1930s photograph taken in Sydney Harbour. Sadly we've no been able to date it with any certainty, and the presence of her aircraft catapult [but no aircraft] have caused us to belatedly abandon an original guess that this was taken during the royal visit of the Duke of Gloucester in late 1934. Similarly, the presence of round scuttles in the rear of the bridge/wheelhouse superstructure has belatedly caused us to correct the official identification of the photograph as HMAS AUSTRALIA [II].
The round ports say it is HMAS CANBERRA [I]. Thus, never daunted by previous errors, however glaring, we are forced to take a guess at when this photograph may have been taken. It is probably Aug. 6, 1936, with the ship dressed for the inauguration of a short-lived new NSW Governor, Admiral Sir Murray Anderson, and a companion photo to Entry No. 774, shown here: www.flickr.com/photos/41311545@N05/3989843525/in/photolis.... The presence of the aircraft catapult does tell us that it is the latter half of the 1930s, and there are two other possibilities: the Coronation of King George VI on May 12, 1937 or the Australian Sesquicentenary in 1938. We remain inclined inclined to 1936 date, as shown in the earlier Entry.
Photo: RAN Archives Navy Heritage Collection image ID NO. 04623, incorrectly captioned as HMAS AUSTRALIA [II].