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WHIRLWIND (right) and TEMPEST (left) docked at the Maritime Museum
of the Atlantic during the summer of 1998. The change in shades of paint
used for camouflage can be seen running in steps proceeding aft along the
hull. |
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A head-on view of WHIRLWIND. |
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The forward 25mm Bushmaster machine gun; this same gun is also used
on armoured personnel carriers in the US Army. |
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The twin .50 cal machine gun on the starboard bridge wing. WHIRLWIND
carries a spare 40mm grenade launcher which can be swapped onto this mount
in exchange for the twin .50 cal gun. Each bridge wing has a twin .50 cal
mount and an auxiliary helm and throttle control, the latter seen here
at the bottom right under the navy's new SCL 56 Mk.4 clipboard. |
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Taken from the port side, this is the bridge on WHIRLWIND. Immediately
above the wheel are the autohelm controls, with the throttle controls to
the right. |
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This is the mast on WHIRLWIND, with the Sperry RASCAR surface search
radar on the top platform, and the navigation radar two platforms below
it. The signal flag storage cabinet is visible at the bottom left of the
photo. |
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This picture was taken immediately aft of the mast looking forward.
The signal flag cabinet is to the left, with the ship's bell visible at
the top of the inverted 'V' of a mast support. The bridge wings are to
either side of the mast. |
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This shot was taken a bit farther aft, on the catwalk that joins the
top of the three deckhouses. |
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This is the aft 25mm Bushmaster machine gun. Integral with this mount
is a 40mm grenade launcher. |
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This is the port side of the Bushmaster on TEMPEST. |
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Another view of the Bushmaster on WHIRLWIND, this time from starboard. |
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This is the aft quarterdeck on WHIRLWIND, with its RHIB and the hydraulic
crane used to lower it into the water. Spare outboards are stored to the
right of the photo. The ship in the background is HMCS SACKVILLE, the world's
only preserved FLOWER class corvette. |
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A view of the quarterdeck from above. |
