Navy Collection (#4)

Destroyer waiting at a jetty at Barentsburg in the Svalbard Islands to take Russian miners and their families off to the SS Empress of Canada. Spitzbergen Raid 25th August 1941

HMS Kipling with her guns manned and ready for action whilst on patrol in the Western Approaches. Circa May 1940

HMS Eagle in The Mediterranean Sea. HMS Eagle was an early aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy. Launched 18th June 1918 Sunk by German submarine U-73, 11 August 1942 Picture taken 29th June 1942

HMS Exeter. Launched 18 July 1929, operational in World War Two but sunk during the Second Battle of the Java Sea, 1 March 1942 Picture taken circa 1st January 1941

Planes on The Ark Royal. Launcded 13 April 1937 Sunk by U-81, 14 November 1941 Picture taken circa 1st September 1939

Escort carriers of the US Navy prepare for action against the Japanese in the Pacific Ocean during the Second World War. On 16th and 17th February 1945, more than 15

The French cruiser Duquesne in Alexandria harbour. June 1943

French warships at Alexandria; the cruisers Suffren, Duquesne and Tourbille. June 1943

16 year old Joan Brown, who has eight brothers and sisters who are in the Navy. She is wanting to get into the Wrens as soon as she is able

British Royal Navy submarine HMS Stoic returns home to Portsmouth, England after duty in Far Eastern Waters during the Second World War

British Royal Navy submarine HMS Shakespeare, of the East Indies fleet, returned to harbour with a gaping hole in her sides having fought one of the most arduous battles of the submarine war

British Royal Navy submarine HMS Unbroken returns home to Portsmouth, England after 18 months duty in the Eastern waters. Picture shows

British Royal Navy submarine HMS Umbra returns home to Britain after more than 12 months in service in Mediterranean waters under the command of Lieutenant S.L.C

Wrens working at a naval operational centre deep underground, sending and receiving morse code. May 1944

Navy W. R. N.s in flying kit. June 1942
Navy W.R.N.S in flying kit. June 1942

A typical Wren. January 1943

W. R. N. S. riveting a submarine web in a Scottish port. May 1943
W.R.N.S. riveting a submarine web in a Scottish port. May 1943

The bride and Royal Navy groom look out of their window, onto where a bomb recently fell. They, and their guests got a way with only slight injuries. Location unknown Picture taken 6th August 1944

Twenty Four year old leading seaman Taylor, representing the Navy, thanking the 800 female munition workers who have turned out to see him

Troops landing from from a tank landing craft during an exercise. Circa September 1942

New invasion craft for use in Sicilian operations. Pictured, Infantry Landing Craft. Circa July 14th 1943

Dinghy drawn alongside a rescue aircraft. Circa July 1942

Small ships enter a port in the North West of England. Very probably Liverpool, though this is not confirmed. The WRENS are seen cheering in the ships on this home coming event

Chief Officer J Stevens and his monkey Jennie, aboard The Father Neptune. Picture taken 27th September 1943

The Graf Spee, before she was scuttled. Admiral Graf Spee was a Deutschland-class " Panzerschiff" (armored ship), nicknamed a " pocket battleship" by the British

HMS Cossack (close to the wreck of a German transport in foreground) engaging shore batteries at short range in Narvik Fiord, Norway, during the second battle of Narvik on April 13th 1940

Shortly before the Royal Navys successful action against the Scharnhorst, Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser, Commander in Chief of the Home Fleet visited Soviet waters in his flagship " Duke of York

Members of the Army and Navy in World War Two, tie various knots in rope. It is possibly the navy officer is demonstration how to tie navy knots in the rope. Picture taken 7th July 1942

Torpedo gunners of the Soviet Navy in courageous action against the German enemy aboard their warship. October 1941

A company of actors of Moscow theatres performed before the sailors of the Northern fleet. Photo shows:- Zvyagina and Khrustalev

Anti aircraft gunners of the Russian Navy are seen on watch with their four barrel Russian heavy machine gun. November 1942

Scene after the alert had been sounded at an anti-aircraft battery protect the Russia Northern Fleet. July 1942

The British Navys Gift to Russia during the Second world War. This picture was taken when the British battleship HMS Royal Sovereign, together with 4 British submarines- Ursula

A smoke screen across the horizon makes an impenetrable barrier for the enemy. Location unknown. Picture taken circa 1st February 1940

The remnants of the nine Divisions of Germans and Romanians in the Crimea have been driven out to the South Western tip of the peninsular around Sevastopol

The Admiralty hand over a 72 ft drifter to Birkenhead Sea Cadets to use in their training, at West Float, Birkenhead. May 1944

Cadets in training in the sea. East of Gravesend, Kent, where the on land naval college, The HMS Gordon, is. Picture taken 25th July 1942

Captain Watts (not Id d but it is most likely to be him) training his navy students from The Watts Sea School Location not known so Mirrorpix will suggest Portsmouth

Navy cadets training in London. Picture taken 6th August 1942

First U-Boat to be captured intact. Date unknown

Wrecked and capsized enemy merchant vessels line the quays in the harbour at Naples, Southern Italy, lying beside the the litter of harbour installations after being bombed by RAF aircraft

In appreciation of hospitality shown by Dartmouth town, to sailors of the US Navy, Commander P. Crockett, United States Navy, presented to Mayor Alderman W.G. Low, a link in the mayoral chain

Italian ship Artigliere is sunk by HMS York. May 1941

Dutch Marines and Naval Officers pass through London. Dutch Marines today arrived in London on their way to a south coast port

Here is "George"who was second in command of the Polish submarine SOKOL which
Here is " George" who was second in command of the Polish submarine SOKOL which has accounted for six enemy vessels in the Mediterranean

Combined operations exercises. Section of a landing craft flotilla setting off during exercises in this country. June 1943

Combined operations exercises. Support craft moving into position to make smoke screen for landing craft during exercises. June 1943

Combined operations exercises. Close up of support craft used for making smoke screen for landing craft. June 1943

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