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Aug. 8, 1928: HMAS VOYAGER [I] at Coffs Harbour jetty - Coffs Harbour City Library.
1720. Searchlight and torpedo mounts in the foreground.
While ships of the class had a theoretical speed of 34 knots, by WWII VOYAGER's sister ship HMAS VAMPIRE [I] was reported to vibrate violently at 18 knots and breakdowns were frequent.
Photo: Courtesy of the Coffs Harbour City Library and Regional Museum, Accession NO. mus07-1609. Copies of these photographs have been acquired for the Unofficial RAN Centenary 1911-2011 photostream, and permission obtained for this usage. Thanks to Liz Thomas, Special Collections Librarian, for archival and permissions assistance.
Aug. 8, 1928: HMAS VOYAGER [I] at Coffs Harbour jetty - Coffs Harbour City Library.
1720. Searchlight and torpedo mounts in the foreground.
While ships of the class had a theoretical speed of 34 knots, by WWII VOYAGER's sister ship HMAS VAMPIRE [I] was reported to vibrate violently at 18 knots and breakdowns were frequent.
Photo: Courtesy of the Coffs Harbour City Library and Regional Museum, Accession NO. mus07-1609. Copies of these photographs have been acquired for the Unofficial RAN Centenary 1911-2011 photostream, and permission obtained for this usage. Thanks to Liz Thomas, Special Collections Librarian, for archival and permissions assistance.