SCAPA FLOW, ORKNEY ISLANDS. 1943-08-12. HM KING GEORGE VI ASKS A QUESTION OF A MEMBER OF THE ...

Place Europe: United Kingdom, Scotland, Scapa Flow
Accession Number 304653
Collection type Photograph
Object type 6x8", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Physical description 6x8", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Maker Cooper, Arthur
Place made United Kingdom: Scotland, Scapa Flow
Date made 12 August 1943
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

SCAPA FLOW, ORKNEY ISLANDS. 1943-08-12. HM KING GEORGE VI ASKS A QUESTION OF A MEMBER OF THE QUARTERDECK DIVISION OF THE CRUISER HMAS SHROPSHIRE, WHILE ON A VISIT TO THE SHIP THE DAY BEFORE SHE WAS DUE TO SAIL FOR AUSTRALIA. THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE SHROPSHIRE, CAPTAIN J. A. COLLINS CB RAN, IS ON THE LEFT. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).