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• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Parnall, C H (Lt) 1945-02-20

  Commodore (D) C W G Simpson, CBE, addressing the company after reading a congratulatory signal from the Commander in Chief Western Approaches to men of the 10th Escort Group on their return to Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The group had accounted for...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Wooden hulled assault craft with Marines on board nearing the beach at Cheduba, South of Ramree, Burma. Royal Marines of the East Indies Fleet made a successful landing on Cheduba Island under protection of a bombardment by cruisers and destroyers and...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Royal Marines of HMS KENYA dashing ashore as their wooden hulled assault craft touch down on the beach at Cheduba, South of Ramree, Burma. Royal Marines of the East Indies Fleet made a successful landing on Cheduba Island under protection of a...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Whilst the armourer ratings unload its guns, a group assembles round a crashed Grumman Hellcat of 804 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm as it hangs over the edge of the ship, to decide how it should be removed to clear the deck on board HMS AMEER. The photograph...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  A large group of men helping to clear a crashed Grumman Hellcat of 804 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm from the flight deck of the Escort Carrier HMS AMEER whilst others look on. This photograph was taken during the eleven days of action in the course of the...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Parnall, C H (Lt)

  HM Submarine SPUR leaving the Cammel Laird shipyard on her acceptance trials, River Mersey, Liverpool.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Parnall, C H (Lt)

  Lady Weeks, wife of Lieutenant General Sir Ronald Weeks, Deputy Chief of Imperial Staff, walking with Commander E R Micklem, CBE, Managing Director of Vickers Armstrong, at the Vickers Armstrong Yard in Barrow-in-Furness.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Mason, H A (Lt)

  The doors are opened and the lay begins on board the minelayer HMS APOLLO, in enemy waters off Norway. During an offensive mine lay they must work close to the enemy coast, at times under the nose of coastal batteries and through enemy defence minefields.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Mason, H A (Lt)

  In the mining control room the operator's attention is fixed on the dials as the mines are laid from on the minelayer HMS APOLLO, in enemy waters off Norway. During an offensive mine lay they must work close to the enemy coast, at times under the nose of...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Rocket-assisted take-off by a Fairey Barracuda on board HMS TRUMPETER during a winter patrol.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Submarine base officers enjoying skating on the tennis court "ice rink" at Blyth.

• LEISURE AND ENTERTAINMENT DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  The Armed Forces: An amateur theatrical performance on board HMS TRUMPETER at sea. Leading Photographer G McConnell, impersonating a deranged Adolf Hitler is carried off the stage at the end of his monologue by two 'asylum attendants' played by Leading...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  The first Fairey Firefly of 1770 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm with rockets attached, taking off from the flight deck of HMS INDEFATIGABLE during the carrier-borne air strike on the Japanese oil refinery at Pangkalan Brandan, Sumatra.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Fleet Air Arm aircraft based on HMS INDEFATIGABLE forming up in the air for the strike on a Japanese oil refinery at Pangkalan Brandan, Sumatra. Grumman Avengers can be seen in the middle distance whilst large numbers of other, unidentified aircraft can...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Men folding the wings of a Fairey Firefly of 1770 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm on board HMS INDEFATIGABLE on the aircraft's return from the carrier-borne air strike on the Japanese oil refinery at Pangkalan Brandan, Sumatra. Weather conditions were excellent...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  A poster showing some badges worn by naval ratings.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Mason, H A (Lt)

  The wire stays are removed from the mines on board the minelayer HMS APOLLO, in enemy waters off Norway. During an offensive mine lay they must work close to the enemy coast, at times under the nose of coastal batteries and through enemy defence...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Oulds, D C (Lt)

  Trainees, their faces painted with camouflage paint, on patrol in a wooded area at the Royal Marines Eastern Warfare School. These men are learning to give themselves all-round protection when forced to keep to a narrow track in the "English jungle" at...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  A wrecked Grumman Wildcat, with the port wing damaged, caught in the wash of the carrier after the plane had swung when taking off and had gone over the side of a British Escort Carrier, probably HMS SEARCHER. The pilot appears to be still in the...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  The Commanding Officer and officers of the British corvette HMS GUILLEMOT listening-in to the radio in the wardroom of their ship whilst she is docked at Harwich.