HMAS Adelaide (1918)
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HMAS Adelaide was a Town-class light cruiser of the Royal Australian Navy, named after Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. Laid down in 1915, wartime shortages and design modifications mean
Adelaide in her third armament configuration
Gun crew loading one of Adelaide's 6-inch guns in 1939
Adelaide sailing into Burrard Inlet in British Columbia, Canada, during the 1924 Special Service Squadron world cruise.
Adelaide in 1944
QF 3-inch 20 cwt
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The QF 3-inch 20 cwt anti-aircraft gun became the standard anti-aircraft gun used in the home defence of the United Kingdom against German Zeppelins airships and bombers and on the Western Front in Wo
Aboard HMS Royal Oak in World War I
Guns on 4-wheeled trailers with Vickers Predictor at left, Australia c. 1937
Demonstration of towing on 2-wheeled travelling platform
Demonstration of deployment for action on cruciform travelling platform with wheels removed