HMAS Nestor AWM-301085, British navy ship

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HMAS Nestor AWM-301085, British navy ship

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AWM Caption: MEDITERRANEAN, 1942-06-16. P0RT QUARTER VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMAS NESTOR (G02) LISTING TO PORT AND ABANDONED AFTER SUFFERING FATAL DAMAGE TO HER BOILER ROOMS IN A BOMBING ATTACK. NOTE THE HAMMOCKS DRAPED OVER THE SIDE FOR USE AS FENDERS WHEN THE DESTROYER HMS JAVELIN CAME ALONGSIDE TO TAKE OFF HER CREW. THE SHIP IS FITTED WITH TYPE 285 FIRE CONTROL RADAR ON HER HIGH ANGLE DIRECTOR TOWER.(NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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16/06/1942
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Australian War Memorial catalog number 301085
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