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• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Yeoman of Signals Douglas Brook, of Weybridge, with a stripped Lewis gun on the bridge of HMS WOLFHOUND in harbour at Rosyth.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  The pilot of a Grumman Hellcat makes an abortive landing aboard HMS AMEER and powers up to fly around and attempt again after his first approach was to high.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Grumman Hellcats at the far end of the flight deck of HMS AMEER ready to use the full length of the carrier to help take off when there is little wind.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  With a large pile of belted up ammunition in the foreground armourers check and load ammunition for Hellcat fighters on the flight deck of HMS AMEER. The photograph was taken during the eleven days of action in the course of which the successful landings...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  A rocket-carrying Fairey Firefly of 1770 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm awaiting the signal to take 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

  A Supermarine Seafire hitting the barrier on HMS INDEFATIGABLE after returning from the strike on a Japanese oil refinery at Pangkalan Brandan, Sumatra. Note the broken undercarriage. Weather conditions were excellent and the whole weight of bombs and...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  A Fairey Firefly of 1770 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm with wheels and hook down is ready to land on board HMS INDEFATIGABLE on the aircraft's return from the carrier-borne air strike on the Japanese oil refinery at Pangkalan Brandan, Sumatra. Note the empty...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Davies, F A (Lt)

  A marine crew mans the four barrelled two pounder Mark VIII 'pom-pom' gun of a battleship while on active service afloat in Scapa Flow.

• SIDELIGHTS ON THE BRITISH SUBMARINE SERVICE: MEN AND SHIPS OF THE BRITISH SUBMARINE SERVICE, ALGIERS, 7 TO 10 FEBRUARY 1943,

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

  Officers of HM SUBMARINE URSULA stand in front of the conning tower, which has been draped with the Jolly Roger. Left to right, they are: Sub-Lieutenant W Burley, RNVR; Lieutenant A R Profit, DSC, RN; and Lieutenant A R Marshal, RN. Lt Profit is...

• NEW SLOOP FOR THE ROYAL INDIAN NAVY LAUNCHED AT YARROWS YARD, ON CLYDEBANK, 22 APRIL 1943, WITH THE CEREMONY PERFORMED BY MRS GODFREY, WIFE OF VICE ADMIRAL V H GODFREY, CB.

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

  The bottle breaking against the bows of the ship as Mrs Godfrey launches the sloop.

• NEW SLOOP FOR THE ROYAL INDIAN NAVY LAUNCHED AT YARROWS YARD, ON CLYDEBANK, 22 APRIL 1943, WITH THE CEREMONY PERFORMED BY MRS GODFREY, WIFE OF VICE ADMIRAL V H GODFREY, CB.

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

  The new sloop going down the slipway.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Coote, R G G (Lt)

  HMS NELSON making light of gale swept seas, escorted by the cruiser, HMS NEWFOUNDLAND, in the western Mediterranean.

• HMS NELSON IN THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN, APRIL 1943

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Coote R G G (Lt)

  HMS NELSON, Force 'H' Flagship, at sea.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Coote, R G G (Lt)

  16-inch guns on the battleship HMS RODNEY open fire whilst she is steaming in the Western Mediterranean. In the foreground can be seen one of the battleship's 4.7 inch guns in an open turret. Note how the barrels of the 16 inch guns are of uneven length...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  A control position on board a 126 foot type British motor minesweeper at Yarmouth.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  The skipper (lower berth) sleeping and No 1 reading in their tiny cabin in their Landing Craft Tank. This vessel is helping to land supplies for the 8th Army at Tripoli. Fine work has been carried out by by the LCTs in unloading stores from convoys...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Coote, R G G (Lt)

  A Supermarine Walrus amphibious aircraft is catapulted from HMS RODNEY to carry out spotting during gunnery practice in the western Mediterranean. The barrels of the battleship's 16 inch guns can be seen beyond the aircraft along with one of her two...

• THE FLEET AIR ARM DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Deakin (?)

  A Fleet Air Arm air pilot climbs on board his Fairey Albacore for a night mission at a base on Malta, shortly after the Island was awarded the George Cross in 1942.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Roper, F G (Lt)

  Maltese ratings changing guard with the King's Own Malta Regiment in Palace Square as the George Cross is ceremoniously displayed in Palace Square, Valletta on the first anniversary of Malta being awarded the George Cross by His Majesty King George VI on...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  DEMS (Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships) ratings manning a six inch gun, the main defensive armament of a merchant ship at Liverpool.