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  • BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944 BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    As part of a training exercise on HMS WESTERN ISLES at Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, sailors 'rescue survivors' from a dinghy alongside. One 'survivor', played by a local cadet, is carried aboard. The ship's doctor (wearing a steel helmet with the...

  • BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944 BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    As part of a training exercise on HMS WESTERN ISLES at Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, sailors 'rescue survivors' from a dinghy alongside.

  • BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944 BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    Lieutenant Commander R H Palmer OBE, RNVR plays with Peebles, the ship's cat, on board HMS WESTERN ISLES, Tobermory, Mull. According to the original caption, Peebles is very clever and shakes the hands of strangers when they enter the wardroom. Here he...

  • BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944 BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    Ratings on board HMS WESTERN ISLES winch up the tow line during a training exercise at Tobermory on the Isle of Mull. The original caption explains that, in order to tow a damaged ship to safety, a Chief Petty Officer fires a line across to the deck of...

  • BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944 BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    Sailors on board HMS WESTERN ISLES prepare to launch a cable to tow a damaged ship to safety during a training exercise, near Tobermory on the Isle of Mull. The original caption explains that a Chief Petty Officer fires a line across to the deck of the...

  • BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944 BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    As part of their training on HMS WESTERN ISLES at Tobermory, Isle of Mull, sailors 'kedge the anchor', which means that they are moving a ship by means of a hawser attached to a small anchor. The anchor is being lowered over the side to a small dinghy...

  • BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944 BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    As part of their training on board HMS WESTERN ISLES at Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, naval ratings prepare to launch the improvised raft they have built in seven minutes from rubber cylinders, old spars and other materials. In order to make this...

  • BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944 BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    As part of a training exercise on HMS WESTERN ISLES at Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, sailors 'rescue survivors' from a dinghy alongside. The ship's doctor (wearing a steel helmet with the word 'doctor' on it) is just visible in the centre of the...

  • BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944 BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    A British submarine surfaces after being chased for two hours by a frigate (right) as part of a training exercise at HMS WESTERN ISLES, Tobermory, Mull.

  • BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944 BATTLE SCHOOL FOR U-BOAT HUNTERS: ROYAL NAVAL TRAINING AT TOBERMORY, MULL, SCOTLAND, UK, 1944

    part of "MINISTRY OF INFORMATION SECOND WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION" (photographs) Made by: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer

    As part of their training on HMS WESTERN ISLES at Tobermory on the Isle of Mull, the cook and his assistants cook on a 'grate' which they have built on the deck. The aim is to be sure that the cook can continue to prepare meals, even if the galley has...