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HMAS Derwent 4.5 inch gun turret

This gun turret was orinally mounted on the destriyer escort HMAS
DERWENT (DE-49) which served in the Royal Australian navy Between
1964-1994. It is a Vickers 4.5 inch (114mm)/45 Mk 6 gun turret which
was capable of firing 20 rounds per barrel per minute to a range of
10 kilometres.

HMAS DERWENT holds the distinction of being the first RAN ship to launch
a guided missile when she fired a Seacat missile on 25th May. 1964

De commissioned at HMAS Stirling on 8th August. 1994 after 30 years service,
HMAS DERWENT steamed 890,927 nautical miles during her naval career. Folloing
scienttific tests to study ship survivability. DERWENT was sunk in deep water
15 nautical miles west of Rottnest Island as a Fish Attraction Device on 21st
December. 1994

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