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• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Priest, L C (Lt)

  Members of the ship's crew watching a torpedo leaving the torpedo tubes mounted amidships during firing trials on board HMS SHROPSHIRE. One of the cruiser's twin 4 inch gun turrets can be seen.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Priest, L C (Lt)

  A sailor signalling by searchlight on board HMS SHROPSHIRE.

• MINELAYING. 1942, AT KYLE LOCHALSH.

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Priest, L C (Lt)

  Rear Admiral R L Burnett, OBE, Minelayers, at his desk with his Chief of Staff.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Priest, L C (Lt)

  Hauling out a torpedo from the stores of the depot ship HMS TYNE to be loaded on to the destroyer PENN.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Priest, L C (Lt)

  On board the destroyer HMS PENN, the warhead being fitted to the torpedo after it had been unloaded from the depot ship TYNE. A warhead contains the explosive charge, but for practice purposes a dummy head is fitted containing a calcium light to enable...

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Priest, L C (Lt)

  HM King George VI being received on board HMS DUKE OF YORK by Admiral Sir John Tovey, Commander in Chief Home Fleet at Scapa Flow. One of the battleships twin 5.25 inch gun turrets can be seen in the background. Note the two men piping the king aboard.

• THE GREEK NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Priest, L C (Lt)

  HHMS ADRIAS, minus her bows, making three knots towards Alexandria. She had her bows blown off by a mine in the Aegean, she came in under her own steam at a speed of three knots having travelled in this condition for over five hundred miles.

• THE GREEK NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Priest, L C (Lt)

  The Greek destroyer HHMS ADRIAS, minus her bows which had been blown off by a mine in the Aegean, heading towards Alexandria. She came in under her own steam at a speed of three knots having travelled in this condition for over 500 miles.

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Priest, L C (Lt)

  The Royal Navy's greyhounds - destroyers at sea in line ahead, with a fine bow wave. Photograph taken from on board the destroyer FAULKNOR

• THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR

  part of "ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Priest, L C (Lt)

  A protective balloon flying above an American Landing Ship Tank (LST) as she approached the shore of southern France prior to the invasion.