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Hydraulic breech opening and closing cylinder from H.M.A.S. Australia

Hydraulic breech opening and closing cylinder (ex H.M.A.S. Australia) used when 12" gun was being worked by hydraulic pressure.(LC).

Summary

Object No.

H3206A

Object Statement

Hydraulic breech opening and closing cylinder (ex H.M.A.S. Australia) used when 12' gun was being worked by hydraulic pressure.(LC).

Physical Description

Hydraulic breech opening and closing cylinder (ex H.M.A.S. Australia) used when 12" gun was being worked by hydraulic pressure.(LC).

Source

Credit Line

Gift of Navy Office, Department of Defence, 1924

Acquisition Date

4 August 1924

Cite this Object

Harvard

Hydraulic breech opening and closing cylinder from H.M.A.S. Australia 2023, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 30 March 2023, <https://ma.as/236434>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/236434 |title=Hydraulic breech opening and closing cylinder from H.M.A.S. Australia |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=30 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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