A Bofors gun being cleaned on board HMS SHEFFIELD on a NATO exercise in the Mediterranean, April 1958
A Bofors gun being cleaned on board HMS SHEFFIELD on a NATO exercise in the Mediterranean, April 1958
HMS HERMES testing her 'pre-wetting' system (designed to wash off radioactive fallout), June 1961.
HMS HERMES testing her 'pre-wetting' system (designed to wash off radioactive fallout), June 1961.
Star shells are fired from HMS ARK ROYAL after a collision a Russian KOTLIN guided missile destroyer off Crete, November 1970.
Star shells are fired from HMS ARK ROYAL after a collision a Russian KOTLIN guided missile destroyer off Crete, November 1970.
A US Navy Douglas Skyraider aboard HMS VICTORIOUS during an exercise in the South China Sea, November 1961.
A US Navy Douglas Skyraider aboard HMS VICTORIOUS during an exercise in the South China Sea, November 1961.
HMS MALAYA leaving New York Navy Yard after four months of repairs following a torpedo hit while on convoy escort duty, 9 July 1941.
HMS MALAYA leaving New York Navy Yard after four months of repairs following a torpedo hit while on convoy escort duty, 9 July 1941.
HMS JAMAICA at Hvalfjord in Iceland, October 1943.
HMS JAMAICA at Hvalfjord in Iceland, October 1943.
Depth charges explode astern of HMS STARLING of the 2nd Escort Group in the Atlantic, January 1944.
Depth charges explode astern of HMS STARLING of the 2nd Escort Group in the Atlantic, January 1944.
Blackburn NA-39 being catapulted off HMS VICTORIOUS during trials, February 1960.
Blackburn NA-39 being catapulted off HMS VICTORIOUS during trials, February 1960.
Winston Churchill with sailors aboard HMS KIMBERLEY during the Allied invasion of Southern France, August 1944.
Winston Churchill with sailors aboard HMS KIMBERLEY during the Allied invasion of Southern France, August 1944.
Troops come ashore on one of the Normandy invasion beaches, past the White Ensign of a naval beach party, 7 June 1944.
Troops come ashore on one of the Normandy invasion beaches, past the White Ensign of a naval beach party, 7 June 1944.
A Blackburn Buccaneer during landing trials on HMS HERMES, May 1962.
A Blackburn Buccaneer during landing trials on HMS HERMES, May 1962.
Troops and transport of British 50th Division on the Normandy beaches, 7 June 1944.
Troops and transport of British 50th Division on the Normandy beaches, 7 June 1944.