Your Seaplane in Action

whole: the four images are positioned in the lower three-quarters, each held within a narrow black border. The title is separate and positioned in the upper quarter, in black. The main text is separate and placed in the lower three-quarters, also in black. Further text is integrated and located in the lower left, in yellow. The national emblem of Mauritius - featuring a dodo and a deer, each holding a sugar cane, supporting a shield decorated with a ship, palm trees, a key and a star - is positioned in the bottom right corner, held within a black circular border. All set against a yellow background and held within a white and green border. image: four images illustrating the work of a British seaplane. The first image is a depiction of a seaplane taking off and flying past a British warship. The second image is a depiction of the seaplane flying over a surfaced German submarine. The third image is a depiction of a British Navy seaman passing a message from the seaplane about the submarine to his ship's Commander. The fourth image is a depiction of a depth charge exploding, destroying the submarine, as the seaplane flies over. text: YOUR SEAPLANE IN ACTION The seaplane takes off on daily patrol. Scouring the seas, a sharp look-out is kept for enemy shipping or anything of a suspicious nature. A submarine is sighted and the pilot puts his plane into a dive, coming down almost to sea level to investigate. It is a German U-boat. HMS The pilot of the seaplane has wirelessed the position if the enemy submarine to his parent ship and the message is brought to the Commander. The warship speeds to the spot and drops depth charges. Presently a widening pool of oil and wreckage shows that one more Nazi U-boat will prowl the seas no longer. Thank you, Mauritius! Other war gifts from Mauritius include contributions for mobile canteens, subscriptions to the British Red Cross, Air Raid Relief, Merchant Navy comforts, Anti-Aircraft Command Welfare, King George's Fund for Sailors, and many other funds. STELLA CLAVISQUE MARIS INDICI [Translation: 'Star and key of the Indian Ocean'] PRINTED IN ENGLAND 51_3043.

51-3175. This poster was printed in Great Britain for distribution in Mauritius. Part of a series of similar posters distributed throughout the British Empire to thank the colonies for their contribution to the war effort (see PST 8260, PST 8261, PST 15349, and PST 15803 to PST 15866).