Pen&Sword Published a book authored by Donald Collingwood. Cover features a view of the port quarter of HMS Conn, Pennant no. K509. A Buckley class variant. The photo can be found again within the illustrations section of the book. The source of the photo is IWM, Ref. A28197.There is a further view of another Captain Class ship HMS Cubitt, Pennant No. K512. This a broadside view (stbd) from the author's collection. The author served as an Ordnance officer on HMS Cubitt.
During WWII, some of the Royal Navy Admiral class frigates had their 3" mounts fitted with shields. Can someone please point me to a photograph or drawing of a shielded mount?
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