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• 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.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Hands working the drum to stream the L L sweeping gear used to detonate magnetic ground mines on board HM Minesweeper 1023 during sweeping operations in the North Sea.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Streaming the L L sweeping gear used to detonate magnetic ground mines, out of the back of Motor Minesweeper 1023 during sweep operations in the North Sea. The drum holding the sweep is in the foreground.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Motor minesweepers at work in the North Sea. "L L" sweeping operation in progress photographed from Minesweeper 1023.

• CITIZENS OF ELY (CAMBRIDGESHIRE) VISIT THEIR ADOPTED SHIP. 8 DECEMBER 1943, HARWICH. THE VERY REV THE DEAN OF ELY AND MEMBERS OF ELY'S TWO COUNCILS VISITED THEIR ADOPTED SHIP, THE V AND W CLASS DESTROYER, HMS WALPOLE.

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

  The Dean of Ely interested in a Bosun's call being shown to him by the Chief Bosun's mate aboard the WALPOLE.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Ratings lined up outside stores to receive issue of soap and tobacco at the Naval Stores Department, Nore, Harwich, which supplies all sea-going ships with the stores and provisions that they need.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR: THE CAMPAIGN IN NORMANDY, JUNE 1944

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

  View through the open bow doors of LST 25 of a loaded Rhino Ferry as it lands heavy equipment near Isigny on the Normandy coast. Trucks and soldiers can be seen on board the Rhino.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

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

  Supply ratings handling a coil of 16 inch towing hawser (rope) at the Naval Stores Department, Nore, Harwich, which supplies all sea-going ships with the stores and provisions that they need. Note how the coil is bigger than the men and they are having...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR: OPERATION OVERLORD (THE NORMANDY LANDINGS), JUNE 1944

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

  Allied troops continue to head towards the Normandy beachhead. Here is a loaded Rhino Ferry as seen from the bows of the landing craft between St Laurent and Vierville.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR: OPERATION OVERLORD (THE NORMANDY LANDINGS), JUNE 1944

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

  Allied troops continue to head towards the Normandy beachhead. Here ships go in to land their cargoes of men, trucks, etc between St Laurent and Vierville. Photograph taken form USS LST 25. One of the ship's 40 mm Bofors guns can be seen in the...