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1941-08-01. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMAS SYDNEY (II) (EX HMS PHAETON) WITH HER AIRCRAFT ...
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Maker: Department of Information
1941-08-01. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMAS SYDNEY (II) (EX HMS PHAETON) WITH HER AIRCRAFT EMBARKED. NOTE THE SINGLE 4 INCH AA GUNS AMIDSHIPS, WHICH DISTINGUISHED THE SYDNEY FROM HER TWO SISTERS...301409
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PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE HUNT CLASS TYPE III ESCORT DESTROYER HMS DERWENT (L83). HER TWO TWIN 4 ...
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PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE HUNT CLASS TYPE III ESCORT DESTROYER HMS DERWENT (L83). HER TWO TWIN 4 INCH MARK XIX MOUNTINGS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE MARK V RANGEFINDER/DIRECTOR SITED BEHIND THE BRIDGE. IT IS...302349
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PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMS HADLEIGH CASTLE (K355). THE 4 INCH MARK XIX GUN IS IN A MARK ...
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PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMS HADLEIGH CASTLE (K355). THE 4 INCH MARK XIX GUN IS IN A MARK XXIII MOUNTING FLANKED BY LAUNCHING RAILS FOR FLARE ROCKETS. BEHIND AND ABOVE IT IS A SQUID ANTI SUBMARI...302401
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PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMS CAPE TOWN.
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Maker: McDonald, D J
PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMS CAPE TOWN.133623
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Port side view of the destroyer HMS Bulldog (H91) as converted for anti submarine escort duties. ...
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Port side view of the destroyer HMS Bulldog (H91) as converted for anti submarine escort duties. The 4.7 inch guns in A and Y positions have been replaced respectively by a Hedgehog Anti Submarine Mor...302311
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PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS CAMPERDOWN. THE TWIN 4.5 INCH MARK IV RP10 MOUNTINGS FORWARD ...
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PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS CAMPERDOWN. THE TWIN 4.5 INCH MARK IV RP10 MOUNTINGS FORWARD ARE CONTROLLED BY THE MARK VI DIRECTOR MOUNTED BEHIND THE BRIDGE. IT IS EQUIPPED WITH MARK 275 FIRE CON...302327
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Port side view of the destroyer HMS Express (H61). She retains her original main armament of four ...
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Port side view of the destroyer HMS Express (H61). She retains her original main armament of four 4.7 inch Mark IX guns on Mark XVII mountings but has surrendered her after bank of torpedo tubes where...302386
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PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS FORTUNE (H70) HEELING TO STARBOARD AS SHE TURNS UNDER FULL ...
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PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS FORTUNE (H70) HEELING TO STARBOARD AS SHE TURNS UNDER FULL HELM ACROSS THE BOWS OF ANOTHER DESTROYER, PROBABLY OF THE N CLASS. THE FORTUNE'S AFTER SET OF TORPEDO TU...302390
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PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS HOTSPUR (H01). SHE IS PAINTED IN AN UNOFFICIAL CAMOUFLAGE ...
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PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS HOTSPUR (H01). SHE IS PAINTED IN AN UNOFFICIAL CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME, THE COLOURS PROBABLY 507A, THE DARKER GREY, AND 507C, THE LIGHTER. HER AFTER TORPEDO TUBES HAVE BE...302405
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PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS KIMBERLEY AT SPEED LAYING A SMOKE SCREEN. NOTE THE 4 INCH ...
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Maker: UK Army And RAF Liaison
PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS KIMBERLEY AT SPEED LAYING A SMOKE SCREEN. NOTE THE 4 INCH MARK V GUN ON A HIGH ANGLE MOUNTING WHICH REPLACED THE AFTER TORPEDO TUBES. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)302427
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PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS WRYNECK (L04). SHE HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO A FAST ESCORT VESSEL ...
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PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS WRYNECK (L04). SHE HAS BEEN CONVERTED TO A FAST ESCORT VESSEL ARMED WITH FOUR 4 INCH MARK XVI AA GUNS IN TWIN MARK XIX MOUNTINGS FORE AND AFT. HER CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME...301616
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PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE ESCORT CARRIER HMS ARCHER. NOTE THE 40 MM AA GUNS FORWARD AND THE SINGLE 4 ...
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PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE ESCORT CARRIER HMS ARCHER. NOTE THE 40 MM AA GUNS FORWARD AND THE SINGLE 4 INCH MARK V GUN ON A HA MARK III MOUNTING AFT. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)302298
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PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE NAVAL TRAWLER HMS NORTHERN SKY IN HEAVY SEAS. THE READY USE RACKS CAN BE ...
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PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE NAVAL TRAWLER HMS NORTHERN SKY IN HEAVY SEAS. THE READY USE RACKS CAN BE SEEN ON THE PLATFORM FOR THE 4 INCH GUN FORWARD. NOTE THE DEPTH CHARGE RAILS ON THE STERN. (NAVAL HISTORI...302466
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PYRMONT, SYDNEY, NSW 1945-09-27. THE ROYAL NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS RULER (A731) IS TOWED INTO ...
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Maker: McQuillan, Ernest Mervyn
PYRMONT, SYDNEY, NSW 1945-09-27. THE ROYAL NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS RULER (A731) IS TOWED INTO THE BASIN AT PYRMONT. HER DECKS ARE LINED WITH SCORES OF CHEERING SAILORS AND EX AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF...122014
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PYRMONT, SYDNEY, NSW 1945-09-27. THE ROYAL NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS RULER (A731) PULLS INTO THE ...
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Maker: McQuillan, Ernest Mervyn
PYRMONT, SYDNEY, NSW 1945-09-27. THE ROYAL NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS RULER (A731) PULLS INTO THE BASIN AT PYRMONT. HER DECKS ARE LINED WITH SCORES OF CHEERING SAILORS AND EX AUSTRALIAN PRISONERS OF WA...122015
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PYRMONT, SYDNEY, NSW 1945-09-27. THE ROYAL NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS RULER (A731) TIES UP AT ...
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Maker: McQuillan, Ernest Mervyn
PYRMONT, SYDNEY, NSW 1945-09-27. THE ROYAL NAVY AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS RULER (A731) TIES UP AT PYRMONT WHARF TO DISEMBARK BRITISH AND AUSTRALIAN EX PRISONERS OF WAR. A NUMBER OF OFFICERS OF THE 2/2ND BA...122017
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Relieved after months of grim fighting in the defense of Tobruk, these Australian soldiers are ...
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Maker: Halmarick, Colin Thomas
Relieved after months of grim fighting in the defense of Tobruk, these Australian soldiers are shown disembarking in Alexandria from a ship of the Royal Navy.020459
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SALERNO, ITALY. LOCAL RESIDENTS WITH A BOAT WADE OUT TO INSPECT HM LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY LCI-249 ...
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SALERNO, ITALY. LOCAL RESIDENTS WITH A BOAT WADE OUT TO INSPECT HM LANDING CRAFT INFANTRY LCI-249 AFTER THE ALLIES HAD TAKEN THE CITY. NOTE THE BOW ANCHOR AND THE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUN IN THE BOWS. (N...305160
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Sama Bay, Hainan Island. c. 28 August 1945. HMS Queenborough, one of the destroyers which ...
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Maker: Woods, Leonard Thomas
Sama Bay, Hainan Island. c. 28 August 1945. HMS Queenborough, one of the destroyers which evacuated liberated Allied prisoners of war (POWs), including members of the 2/21st Australian Infantry Battal...030354/07
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Section of 3 inch HAIS pipe-line used in Operation PLUTO : Lieutenant Lyle Clark Miller, RANVR, HMS Sancroft.
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Section of Hartley, Anglo-Iranian, Siemens (HAIS), lead, 3 inch underwater fuel supply pipe-line made up from lead pipe wrapped with two layers of paper tape, one of cotton, four layers of steel tape ...REL25150
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SHIPS OF THE BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN FLEET UNDER AIR ATTACK. IN THE MIDDLE DISTANCE IS A DESTROYER ...
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Maker: Unknown
SHIPS OF THE BRITISH MEDITERRANEAN FLEET UNDER AIR ATTACK. IN THE MIDDLE DISTANCE IS A DESTROYER WITH THE MONITOR HMS TERROR IN THE BACKGROUND. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).306675
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SIMONSTOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. 1942-11. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMS SHROPSHIRE PRIOR TO HER ...
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SIMONSTOWN, SOUTH AFRICA. 1942-11. PORT QUARTER VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMS SHROPSHIRE PRIOR TO HER TRANSFER TO THE RAN. NOTE THE SUPERMARINE WALRUS AMPHIBIAN AIRCRAFT ON THE CATAPULT AND SINGLE 20MM OERL...301325
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SINGAPORE. 1945-09-12. A GENERAL VIEW OF SINGAPORE LOOKING SOUTH FROM CATHAY BUILDING. IN ...
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Maker: Stuckey, Norman Bradford
SINGAPORE. 1945-09-12. A GENERAL VIEW OF SINGAPORE LOOKING SOUTH FROM CATHAY BUILDING. IN BACKGROUND MAJOR UNITS OF BRITISH FLEET IN THE HARBOUR.116076
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SINGAPORE, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 1945-09-11. PRIVATE (PTE) K. J. JENKINS, 2/9TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD ...
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SINGAPORE, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 1945-09-11. PRIVATE (PTE) K. J. JENKINS, 2/9TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD AMBULANCE (1) AND PTE A. G. WALSH, 2/9TH AUSTRALIAN FIELD AMBULANCE (2) EX-POWS OF THE JAPANESE, CHATTIN...117039
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SINGAPORE, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 1945-09-12. THE ROYAL NAVY CRUISER, THE HMS "SUSSEX" TIED UP AT ...
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SINGAPORE, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. 1945-09-12. THE ROYAL NAVY CRUISER, THE HMS "SUSSEX" TIED UP AT THE WHARF.117220
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SOMEWHERE AT SEA. DESTROYERS AND CRUISERS TAKING UP THEIR POSITION.
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Maker: Unknown British Official Photographer
SOMEWHERE AT SEA. DESTROYERS AND CRUISERS TAKING UP THEIR POSITION.007164
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STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF A HM MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT MTB23 AS IT LAUNCHES TWO TORPEDOES. REPRODUCED IN ...
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STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF A HM MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT MTB23 AS IT LAUNCHES TWO TORPEDOES. REPRODUCED IN BOYS BOOK OF THE RAN. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)302504
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STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMS DRAGON. THREE OF HER 6 INCH GUNS CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN IN IN ...
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STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMS DRAGON. THREE OF HER 6 INCH GUNS CAN BE CLEARLY SEEN IN IN A AND B POSITIONS AS WELL AS ABAFT THE SECOND FUNNEL. NOTE THE SINGLE 4 INCH MARK V GUNS ON SINGLE MARK...302356
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STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMS EMERALD. NOTE THE CONVOY IN THE BACKGROUND. SHE IS PAINTED ...
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STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMS EMERALD. NOTE THE CONVOY IN THE BACKGROUND. SHE IS PAINTED IN AN ADMIRALTY DISRUPTIVE CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)302368
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STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS ELECTRA (H27) COMING ALONGSIDE AN UNIDENTIFIED VESSEL ...
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STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS ELECTRA (H27) COMING ALONGSIDE AN UNIDENTIFIED VESSEL (NOT SHOWN). THE MEN ON THE FORECASTLE ARE PREPARING TO FIRE A LINE ACROSS. NOTE THE 4.7 INCH MARK IX GUNS...302365
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STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS FORTUNE (H70). Y GUN HAS BEEN LANDED TO INCREASE DEPTH ...
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STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS FORTUNE (H70). Y GUN HAS BEEN LANDED TO INCREASE DEPTH CHARGE STOWAGE AND THE AFTER BANK OF TORPEDO TUBES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY A 3 INCH AA GUN. HER CLOSE RANGE...302393
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1942. STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS TENEDOS (H04). NOTE THE SEMI TURTLE BACKED ...
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1942. STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS TENEDOS (H04). NOTE THE SEMI TURTLE BACKED FORECASTLE UPON WHICH IS MOUNTED A 4 INCH MARK IV GUN ON A CP MARK III MOUNTING. A SINGLE 2 POUNDER GUN IS MOUN...302488
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STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE HM SUBMARINE THUNDERBOLT, WHICH, AS HMS THETIS, WAS ACCIDENTLY SUNK IN ...
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STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE HM SUBMARINE THUNDERBOLT, WHICH, AS HMS THETIS, WAS ACCIDENTLY SUNK IN 1939 AND LATER SALVAGED. NOTE THE APERTURES FOR THE 21 INCH TORPEDO TUBES ABREAST THE CONNING TOWER. (N...306735
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STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE RIVER GUNBOAT HMS APHIS. IN ADDITION TO THE 6 INCH GUN THREE SINGLE ...
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Maker: British Admiralty Photograph
STARBOARD BOW VIEW OF THE RIVER GUNBOAT HMS APHIS. IN ADDITION TO THE 6 INCH GUN THREE SINGLE 20MM OERLIKON AA GUNS HAVE BEEN MOUNTED ON HER FORECASTLE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)302297
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STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMS DRAGON. NOTE THE 6 INCH GUNS IN SINGLE MOUNTINGS IN ...
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STARBOARD BROADSIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMS DRAGON. NOTE THE 6 INCH GUNS IN SINGLE MOUNTINGS IN A, B, X AND Y POSITIONS AS WELL AS ABAFT THE FORWARD SUPERSTRUCTURE AND SECOND FUNNEL. SINGLE 4 INCH MAR...302355
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STARBOARD QUARTER VIEW OF HM SUBMARINE TELEMACHUS. NOTE THE 4 INCH MARK XII GUN ON AN SI MOUNTING ...
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STARBOARD QUARTER VIEW OF HM SUBMARINE TELEMACHUS. NOTE THE 4 INCH MARK XII GUN ON AN SI MOUNTING FITTED BEFORE THE CONNING TOWER. ADDITIONAL AFT FIRING TORPEDO TUBES HAVE BEEN FITTED IN THE CASING IN...302486
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STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF A TOWN CLASS CRUISER, EITHER HMS GLOUCESTER OR LIVERPOOL, WITH A LEANDER ...
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Maker: McDonald, D J
STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF A TOWN CLASS CRUISER, EITHER HMS GLOUCESTER OR LIVERPOOL, WITH A LEANDER CLASS CRUISER, EITHER ORION, AJAX OR NEPTUNE, IN THE BACKGROUND SEEN FROM THE DESTROYER HMAS VAMPIRE (OU...133537
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STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMS MONTBRETIA (K208). SHE MOUNTS THE TYPICAL ARMAMENT OF THE ...
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Maker: UK Army And RAF Liaison
STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE CORVETTE HMS MONTBRETIA (K208). SHE MOUNTS THE TYPICAL ARMAMENT OF THE ATLANTIC CORVETTES WITH A 4 INCH MARK IX GUN FORWARD AND A 2 POUNDER AA GUN ON THE BANDSTAND AMIDSHIPS...302436
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STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMS EMERALD. BOTH SHE AND THE SOUTHAMPTON CLASS CRUISER IN THE ...
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STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE CRUISER HMS EMERALD. BOTH SHE AND THE SOUTHAMPTON CLASS CRUISER IN THE BACKGROUND ARE PAINTED IN ADMIRALTY DISRUPTIVE CAMOUFLAGE SCHEMES. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)302369
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STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS DUNCAN. SHE IS WEARING THE ADMIRALTY ALTERNATIVE DARK ...
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STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS DUNCAN. SHE IS WEARING THE ADMIRALTY ALTERNATIVE DARK CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME, THE HULL BEING PAINTED G10 AND THE UPPERWORKS G45. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)302360
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STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS ROCKET (H92). HER MAIN ARMAMENT, FOUR 4.7 INCH MARK IX ...
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STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE DESTROYER HMS ROCKET (H92). HER MAIN ARMAMENT, FOUR 4.7 INCH MARK IX GUNS IN MARK XVIII MOUNTINGS ARE TRAINED ON THE BROADSIDE, AS ARE THE DIRECTOR CONTROL TOWER AND THE RAN...302473
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STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMS NORFOLK. THE PHOTOGRAPH DATES FROM BETWEEN 1930, ...
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STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE HEAVY CRUISER HMS NORFOLK. THE PHOTOGRAPH DATES FROM BETWEEN 1930, WHEN THE SHIP WAS COMMISSIONED, AND 1933 WHEN ANTI AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUNS WERE ADDED. NOTE THE SINGLE 4 INC...302465
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STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE HUNT CLASS TYPE III ESCORT DESTROYER HMS DERWENT (L83). HER TWO TWIN 4 ...
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STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE HUNT CLASS TYPE III ESCORT DESTROYER HMS DERWENT (L83). HER TWO TWIN 4 INCH MARK XIX MOUNTINGS ARE CONTROLLED BY THE MARK V RANGEFINDER/DIRECTOR SITED BEHIND THE BRIDGE. IT ...302347
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STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE NEW ZEALAND LINER ARAWA, PRIOR TO HER CONVERSION TO AN ARMED MERCHANT ...
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STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE NEW ZEALAND LINER ARAWA, PRIOR TO HER CONVERSION TO AN ARMED MERCHANT CRUISER IN 1939. COMMISSIONED INTO THE ROYAL NAVY, SHE WAS MOSTLY MANNED BY AUSTRALIAN PERSONNEL. IN 19...302936
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1945-02-17. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE REPAIR SHIP HMS ARTIFEX, FORMERLY THE LINER AUSONIA. THE ...
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1945-02-17. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE REPAIR SHIP HMS ARTIFEX, FORMERLY THE LINER AUSONIA. THE PROMENADE DECKS HAVE BEEN ENCLOSED AND CRANES FITTED MOUNTED FORWARD AND AFT. NOTE THE 20 MM OERLIKON AA...302307
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1945-02-17. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE SLOOP HMS CRANE (U23). NOTE THE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUN IN ...
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1945-02-17. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE SLOOP HMS CRANE (U23). NOTE THE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUN IN THE BRIDGE WING. THE SHIP IS PAINTED IN THE ADMIRALTY LIGHT ALTERNATIVE CAMOUFLAGE SCHEME. THE COLOURS A...302343
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Studio portrait of PA2286 Ordinary Seaman (OD) Angus Colin McPhee, HMAS Lonsdale. Born in ...
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Maker: Crown
Studio portrait of PA2286 Ordinary Seaman (OD) Angus Colin McPhee, HMAS Lonsdale. Born in Kensington, SA, OD McPhee was a commercial traveller before enlisting in the RAN on 1 July 1941. He was alloca...P07132.001
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SUB-LIEUTENANT J. A. G. EVANS, ROYAL NAVY (RN), A MEMBER OF THE CREW OF THE RN SUBMARINE, HMS ...
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SUB-LIEUTENANT J. A. G. EVANS, ROYAL NAVY (RN), A MEMBER OF THE CREW OF THE RN SUBMARINE, HMS TOTEM.115316
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SUDA BAY, CRETE. 1941-05. BRITISH NAVAL SHIPS IN THE BAY DURING THE EVACUATION OF ALLIED FORCES. ...
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SUDA BAY, CRETE. 1941-05. BRITISH NAVAL SHIPS IN THE BAY DURING THE EVACUATION OF ALLIED FORCES. AT THE FOREGROUND AUSTRALIAN TROOPS ARE RESTING NEAR THE SHORES OF THE BAY.073480
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SYDNEY HARBOUR, NSW. 1945-06-28. A DESTROYER OF THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET TAKEN FROM HMAS NEPAL. ...
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SYDNEY HARBOUR, NSW. 1945-06-28. A DESTROYER OF THE BRITISH PACIFIC FLEET TAKEN FROM HMAS NEPAL. THE FLEET WAS BOUND FOR OPERATIONS OFF JAPAN. (PHOTOGRAPHER CAPTAIN J. C. GOODCHILD)121137