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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.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Unloading bombs and pipes from landing craft tanks. 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 following the clearing of obstructions by salvage men...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Maltese ratings of the Royal Navy mounting guard over the George Cross as it 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 15 April 1942.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  The Commanding Officer of the British Submarine P 51, Lieutenant M L C Crawford, DSC, RN, busy on his charts before setting out from Malta for a patrol in the Mediterranean.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Members of a submarine crew drawing their cigarette ration at Malta before going out on a Mediterranean patrol.

• WAR INDUSTRY IN BRITAIN 1939-1945

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Beadell, S J (Lt)

  Shipbuilding: Riveters at work on a ship at the Armstrong Whitworth works in Sunderland, England.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Beadell, S J (Lt)

  Newly launched ships waiting the final work on the installation of the engines, the main feature of these ships is the pre-fabricated parts. They are being constructed at the Newcastle and District, Furness and Co, Shipyard Billingham.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Beadell, S J (Lt)

  Diesel engines in construction, the main feature of the ships these engines will be fitted to is the pre-fabricated parts. They are being constructed at the Newcastle and District, Furness and Co, Shipyard Billingham.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Beadell, S J (Lt)

  General view of an engine prior to been fitted to a ship, the main feature of these ships is the pre-fabricated parts. They are being constructed at the Newcastle and District, Furness and Co, Shipyard Billingham.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Beadell, S J (Lt)

  Looking down on three ships in the course of construction, the main feature of these ships is the pre-fabricated parts. They are being constructed at the Newcastle and District, Furness and Co, Shipyard Billingham.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  The aircraft carrier HMS FORMIDABLE exercising with destroyers off Gibraltar as seen from the battleship RODNEY. The Rock is in the distance.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  British officer and rating instructors watching a French Naval gunnery officer fire a burst with a 20 mm Oerlikon.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Beadell, S J (Lt)

  A six-ton bridge front being lifted on to the ship during construction, a feature of pre-fabricated shipbuilding. The ships are being constructed at the Newcastle and District, Furness and Co, Shipyard Billingham.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Beadell, S J (Lt)

  Four ships in the course of construction, the main feature of these ships being the pre-fabricated parts. They are being constructed at the Newcastle and District, Furness and Co, Shipyard Billingham. Note the large cranes being used to help with their...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Bren Gun Carriers being loaded at Bone Harbour through the bow doors of HMS BACHAQUERO, an LST specially constructed for the task. Over a hundred were taken in one trip in addition to the rank and file who man them. A truck loaded with supplies can be...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Here a small group of Marines are taking PT exercise on the focsle of a battleship based at Scapa Flow next to one of the turrets.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  The Right Reverend Frederic Llewelyn Deane, Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney preaching the sermon on the deck of the flagship HMS KING GEORGE V during morning service at Scapa Flow.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Life aboard for Midshipmen; Gunnery practice at Scapa Flow; Midshipman Roberts (in background), having had a course at a naval college and still studying the theory and practice of seamanship, is sat in the Director Control Tower.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Gunnery practice at Scapa Flow; Midshipman Foley, having had a course at a naval college and still studying the theory and practice of seamanship, standing at the range plotter in the fire control room. Note the headphones and mouth piece he is wearing.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  After a course at a Naval College Midshipman H R Nash, RCN, is at the periscope in a small gun turret during gunnery practice at Scapa Flow as he studies the theory and practice of seamanship. He is wearing anti flash gear.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  The crew of a 4.7 inch Mark IX gun at action stations. They are all weaing anti-flash gloves and hoods. Note the men taking more ammunition from the storage locker to the right of the gun.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  The interior of the gunhouse of a twin 5.25 inch gun mounting Mark II on board HMS KING GEORGE V. This angle is looking along the guns. Note the crew wearing anti flash gear. The two crew members facing the photographer are operating the high-angle hoist...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Insided one of the gunhouses of HMS KING GEORGE V looking forward from the gunloading cage. Seen here are one of the turrets 14 inch Mark VII guns and crew members who are all wearing anti-flash gear

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Parade photographer

  Night time in Tripoli during an Axis air raid, the streaks of anti aircraft fire are silhouetting nearby palm trees. The barrage was described as the heaviest ever put up over a Libyan port and the raiders suffered accordingly.

• HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR SOUTH AFRICA VISITS SCOTTISH SHIPYARDS, APRIL 1943

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Beadell, S J (Lt)

  Colonel Denys Reitz, the High Commissioner for South Africa, watching a Glasgow riveter at work during a two day tour of shipbuilding and naval repair yards in Scotland.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  An aircraft recognition class learning from models on the focsle of HMS RODNEY. The group are stood round a selection of model aircraft on the deck of the battleship.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  "Clear lower deck" on board HMS RODNEY. As many of the ship's company as can leave their work to gather on the upper deck to listen to a special message from their captain. Among other things he is telling them that their ship has been adopted by the...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: James, P G (Lt)

  Lieutenant Commander A R E Coleman, RCNR, Commanding Officer of the Canadian Corvette HMCS VILLE DE QUEBEC, looking through a pair of binoculars on the bridge of his ship at Gibraltar.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  The focsle of KING GEORGE V covered with snow whilst she was at sea in Arctic waters. Her forward 14 inch guns can be seen in the foreground.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  The snow covered decks of HMS KING GEORGE V on Northern convoy duty. Often the decks were a foot deep in snow. Two of the ships 5.25 inch gun turrets can be seen beyond the sailor looking out to sea.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Sailors clearing the decks of snow on board HMS KING GEORGE V whilst she was in Arctic waters. Often the decks were a foot deep in snow. One of her 5.25 inch gun turrets can be seen in the background.