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Re: Mystery Navy Device
From: Luc Van den Borre
Date: 2019 Dec 23, 23:03 +0100
From: Luc Van den Borre
Date: 2019 Dec 23, 23:03 +0100
On 23/12/2019 21:46, Geoffrey Kolbe wrote: > http://geoffrey-kolbe.com/docs/HMS_Barham.JPG > > Can anybody identify the black cross object with the golden balls > sitting in a shielded support on the port side of the ship, just aft of > the secondary armament? I don't really know, but I reckon it's supposed to be a depth charge rack. Probably built from bits and pieces scavenged from other constructions so not really 100% fidelity. Perhaps based on a blurry picture. A game of visual telephone as it were. USN Mk9 depth charges maybe? Teardrop shape, some exposed bronze... Luc
