Photo #: NH 58634
HMS Apollo (British Light Cruiser, 1936)
View on the forecastle deck, looking aft toward the ship's forward
6-inch gun turrets and superstructure. Taken while she was visiting
Miami, Florida, on 1 February 1938.
Note anchor chains and capstan in the foreground.
HMS Apollo later became HMAS Hobart.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 60400
HMS Apollo (British Light Cruiser, 1936)
View of the ship's after 6-inch guns, with a tripod awning support
and lantern in the foreground. Taken while she was visiting Miami,
Florida, in 1938.
Note the ship's badge on the gun tompions.
HMS Apollo later became HMAS Hobart.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 58632
HMS Apollo (British Light Cruiser, 1936)
View on deck amidships, looking aft along the port side, while
the ship was visiting Miami, Florida, in February 1938.
The seaplane stowed just forward of the ship's after funnel is
a Hawker "Osprey IV" (# K5762). Another aircraft of
the same type is partially visible just to the left.
HMS Apollo later became HMAS Hobart.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 51869
Hawker "Osprey IV"
(British Navy floatplane, # K5760)
In flight near St. Johns, Virgin Islands, 2 February 1937.
This aircraft was based on board the British light cruiser Apollo,
which later became HMAS Hobart.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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Photo #: NH 97946
HMAS Hobart (Australian Light Cruiser, 1936)
Recognition silhouette prepared during World War II.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph, from the collections of the
Naval Historical Center.
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