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• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Royal Navy official photographer

  Sea forts in the Thames Estuary: The fort in position and ready for action. Air is still seen escaping from the sea cocks as further consolidating water ballast enters the pontoon base. One of the forts was actually in action half an hour after being put...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Royal Navy official photographer

  Sea forts in the Thames Estuary: The completed fort with its steel superstructure, guns and personnel is towed to sea. The four feet high wooden bulwarks around the pontoon were removed before sinking the fort. The reinforced concrete cylinder on the...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Royal Navy official photographer

  Sea forts in the Thames Estuary: Putting in the floors of each section of the towers. A pre-cast reinforced "biscuit" (they were actually turned out like biscuits, one on top of another, with brown paper separating each) is attached to a steel spider and...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Royal Navy official photographer

  Sea forts in the Thames Estuary: Hoisting into position the pre-assembled cage of reinforcement for the towers. These secret forts of the Thames Estuary were an effective defence against attacks by sea and air on the estuary.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Hampton, J A (Lt)

  A British minesweeper, MMS 2034, firing at a floating mine during the clearing of the Scheldt Channel to Antwerp.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Hampton, J A (Lt)

  Distant view of British minesweepers in harbour at Terneuzen following a day's minesweeping during Royal Navy operations to clear the Scheldt Channel to Antwerp, Holland.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Hampton, J A (Lt)

  Crew of the British Yard Minesweeper BYMS 2189 firing at a floating mine during the Royal Navy's clearing of the Scheldt to Antwerp.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Hampton, J A (Lt)

  Three British Yard Minesweepers (including BYMS 2058) sweeping abreast in the Scheldt estuary to allow access to Antwerp. Photograph taken from BYMS 2189.

• HOW THE ROYAL NAVY CLEARED THE SCHELDT TO ANTWERP. 20 TO 30 NOVEMBER 1944, ON BOARD BYMS 2189. THE ROYAL NAVY SWEEPING THE SCHELDT CHANNEL CLEAR OF MINES TO ALLOW ACCESS TO ANTWERP.

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Hampton, J A (Lt)

  Close up near shore a mine explodes (at Zeebrugge, not Scheldt).

• UNLOADING BEGINS AT ANTWERP. 28 NOVEMBER 1944, ANTWERP, AS THE PORT BEGAN TO OPERATE AGAIN AFTER THE SCHELDT HAD BEEN CLEARED OF MINES.

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Hampton, J A (Lt)

  Unloading the first convoy to arrive.