English: Australian Bathurst class escort minesweeper HMAS Bendigo
AWM Caption
SYDNEY, NSW. 1943. PORT BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMAS BENDIGO (I) (J187). THE SHIP SHOWS A NUMBER OF ALTERATIONS FROM HER COMMISSIONING APPEARANCE. SHE HAS BEEN CAMOUFLAGED IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE A TWO TONE GREY SCHEME, PROBABLY AP507A (THE DARK GREY) AND AP507C. THE PATTERN IS DUPLICATED ON THE STARBOARD SIDE EXCEPT THAT THE DARK TRIANGLE AMIDSHIPS HAS NOT BEEN INCLUDED. A SINGLE 2 POUNDER AA GUN HAS BEEN ADDED ON THE AFTER SUPERSTRUCTURE AND THERE ARE SINGLE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS IN THE BRIDGE WINGS. HER MINESWEEPING GEAR HAS BEEN REDUCED, INCLUDING THE REMOVAL OF THE PROMINENT DAVITS ON THE STERN, AND HER DEPTH CHARGE STOWAGE INCREASED. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
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== Beschreibung == Australian War Memorial (AWM) catalog number 300394 Australian Bathurst class corvette HMAS ''Bendigo'' '''Sourced from:''' http://www.awm.gov.au/database/collection.asp '''Copyright:''' The AWM record for this photo states that the