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Royal Navy Collection (#11)

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Poignant moment as Amethyst wounded arrive at St. Martin-in-the-Field for the short

Poignant moment as Amethyst wounded arrive at St. Martin-in-the-Field for the short, simple thanksgiving service that was held there

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: 15 inch guns from HMS Valiant, Warspite and Malaya concentrate their fire on a single

15 inch guns from HMS Valiant, Warspite and Malaya concentrate their fire on a single target during a home fleet exercise. 14th July 1932

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: View day of HMS London. Schoolboys watching a demonstration of an aircraft gun

View day of HMS London. Schoolboys watching a demonstration of an aircraft gun. 19th March 1929

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Oldham seaman John Higgins, top, on HMS Ocean, December 1956. For MEN Media Titles

Oldham seaman John Higgins, top, on HMS Ocean, December 1956. For MEN Media Titles

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Scenes aboard a British ship as landing ships and craft of the great armada reached

Scenes aboard a British ship as landing ships and craft of the great armada reached the beaches of Normandy. Picture shows: Captain Sir Harold Campbell, R.N

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Allied Invasion of Normandy during the Second World War

Allied Invasion of Normandy during the Second World War. A chaplain taking Sunday service aboard the HMS Scylla shortly after D-Day while she was in anchor, still off the Normandy coast

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Memorial match at Newport, Wales for Maurice Turnbull who was killed during the Allied

Memorial match at Newport, Wales for Maurice Turnbull who was killed during the Allied D-Day landings in World War Two. Sir Robert Webers team v United Services team

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Chef, Petty Officer Bill Colmer with the cake made to commemorate HMS Liverpool

Chef, Petty Officer Bill Colmer with the cake made to commemorate HMS Liverpools commissioning ceremony. 9th July 1982

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Sailors and Naval officer on board minesweeper HMS Mersey

Sailors and Naval officer on board minesweeper HMS Mersey, based at the training centre for the Royal Naval Reserve HMS Eaglet. In the background is the Liver Building on the Liverpool waterfront

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Minesweeper HMS Mersey, based at the training centre for the Royal Naval Reserve HMS

Minesweeper HMS Mersey, based at the training centre for the Royal Naval Reserve HMS Eaglet. Circa 1966

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Soldiers of the Territorial Army meeting a Naval officer on board minesweeper HMS Mersey

Soldiers of the Territorial Army meeting a Naval officer on board minesweeper HMS Mersey, based at the training centre for the Royal Naval Reserve HMS Eaglet. 30th October 1966

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Officers and sailors of HMS Eaglet, the training centre for the Royal Naval Reserve

Officers and sailors of HMS Eaglet, the training centre for the Royal Naval Reserve associated with Liverpool, pass the saluting base on the steps of Liverpool Cathedral

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Launch of the County Class Royal Navy destroyer HMS Devonshire at Cammell Laird shipyard

Launch of the County Class Royal Navy destroyer HMS Devonshire at Cammell Laird shipyard n Birkenhead near Liverpool. Here she glides down the slipway on the date of her launch, 10th June 1960

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Able seaman Peter Roberts at HMS Eaglet, the training centre for the Royal Naval Reserve

Able seaman Peter Roberts at HMS Eaglet, the training centre for the Royal Naval Reserve associated with Liverpool. December 1968

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: HMS Renown, the new Resolution Class ballistic missile nuclear submarine of the Royal

HMS Renown, the new Resolution Class ballistic missile nuclear submarine of the Royal Navy, slides in to the River Mersey with proud Cammell Laird workers riding high on her back after she was

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: With film and stage star Simone Silva at his side, Petty Officer Albert Lewis had to keep

With film and stage star Simone Silva at his side, Petty Officer Albert Lewis had to keep shouting, " Eyes down, look in"

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, visiting HMS Warrior, Hartlepool, County Durham

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, visiting HMS Warrior, Hartlepool, County Durham. 24th February 1987

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: King George and Queen Elizabeth Docks, Hull seen from the cockpit of a RAF Jaguar

King George and Queen Elizabeth Docks, Hull seen from the cockpit of a RAF Jaguar reconnaissance aircraft travelling at 400 mph above the port

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: The second carriage of The Carriage Procession of Princes

The second carriage of The Carriage Procession of Princes and Princesses of the Blood Royal carrying, Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Kent, His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Band and Corps of Drums of the Welsh and Irish Guards part of Her Majesty Procession make

Band and Corps of Drums of the Welsh and Irish Guards part of Her Majesty Procession make their way through Admiralty Arch as they escort the Queens coach to Westminster Abbey for her Coronation

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Members of the Household Cavalry part of Her Majesty Procession make their way through

Members of the Household Cavalry part of Her Majesty Procession make their way through Admiralty Arch as they escort the Queens coach to Westminster Abbey for her Coronation. 2nd June 1953

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: The head of Her Majesty Procession comprised of Five Companies of the Foot Guards

The head of Her Majesty Procession comprised of Five Companies of the Foot Guards, Band and Corps of Drums of the Welsh and Irish Guards, Kings Troop, Royal Horse Artillery and Four Troopers

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Band of the Royal Navy make their way through Trafalgar Square before the start of

Band of the Royal Navy make their way through Trafalgar Square before the start of the Coronation Procession. 2nd June 1953

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: The Queen in the Gold State Carriage on her return from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham

The Queen in the Gold State Carriage on her return from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace following her coronation. 2nd June 1953

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: The trawler Magritte seen here tied up at St Andrews Dock with a Fisheries Protection

The trawler Magritte seen here tied up at St Andrews Dock with a Fisheries Protection Vessel of the Royal Navy. 24th September 1980

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Sea trials of the Blackburn Shark fitted with floats off the Yorkshire coast close to

Sea trials of the Blackburn Shark fitted with floats off the Yorkshire coast close to the Blackburn works at Brough. April 1935

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: 1939 - just at the outbreak of war - shows Royal Naval reservists undergoing gunnery

1939 - just at the outbreak of war - shows Royal Naval reservists undergoing gunnery practice on board HMS Flying Fox at Mardyke Wharf

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: First Sea Lord, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma seen here at Coventry

First Sea Lord, Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma seen here at Coventry Railway Station. Circa 1960

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Launch of the new £30 million Churchill class nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror at

Launch of the new £30 million Churchill class nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror at
Launch of the new £ 30 million Churchill class nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror at Cammell Lairds shipyard in Birkenhead

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Senior officers look on in amusement as Sea Cadets struggle through this

Senior officers look on in amusement as Sea Cadets struggle through this Command Task. The youngsters from Middlesbrough training ship Jupiter are one of the teams taking part in the Cleveland army

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: British Naval Parseval airship later known as Naval Airship No 4 seen here on the 30th

British Naval Parseval airship later known as Naval Airship No 4 seen here on the 30th June 1913. HM Airship No 4 was the first British aircraft to fly an operational patrol of the First World War

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Picture taken from the Mediterranean Sea taken on board USS Mackenzie

Picture taken from the Mediterranean Sea taken on board USS Mackenzie, one of the escorting US destroyers, during the successful bombardment of enemy batteries, dumps and roads to the west of Gaeta

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: The British Navy has played no small part in the British success in the Western Desert

The British Navy has played no small part in the British success in the Western Desert. The Mediterranean fleet has bombarded the ports of Libya

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: The aircraft carrier HMS Formidable seen from the quarter deck of the battleship HMS

The aircraft carrier HMS Formidable seen from the quarter deck of the battleship HMS Warspite at sea. August 1942

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Operation Pluto (pipe-lines under the ocean). First pictures

Operation Pluto (pipe-lines under the ocean). First pictures. One of the greatest supply stories of the war is now being told for the first time

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: The Fairey Swordfish, a torpedo bomber biplane designed by the Fairey Aviation Company

The Fairey Swordfish, a torpedo bomber biplane designed by the Fairey Aviation Company and W.S. Hunt and used by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy. 13th August 1944

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Royal Navy, Human Torpedo, 19th April 1944 (Embargo date)

Royal Navy, Human Torpedo, 19th April 1944 (Embargo date). A manned rideable submarine diver propulsion vehicle

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: A supermarine Scimitar is manoeuvred on to the starboard catapult ready for take off

A supermarine Scimitar is manoeuvred on to the starboard catapult ready for take off on the deck of HMS Centaur, during a farewell exercise by the Fleet squadron

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: A helicopter taking off from the aircraft carrier HMS Centaur

A helicopter taking off from the aircraft carrier HMS Centaur, berthed at Princes Landing Stage. Liverpool, Merseyside. 14th August 1965

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: The aircraft carrier HMS Centaur arriving at Prince

The aircraft carrier HMS Centaur arriving at Princes Landing Stage this afternoon watched by crowds of sightseers. Liverpool, Merseyside. 13th August 1965

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: A Avro Anson of Coastal Command working in cooperation with two convoy escorts hunt down

A Avro Anson of Coastal Command working in cooperation with two convoy escorts hunt down a German U-Boat in the Western Approaches in the spring of 1940

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: The Hunt Class destroyer HMS Brocklesby steaming at high speed during a target practice

The Hunt Class destroyer HMS Brocklesby steaming at high speed during a target practice exercise off Plymouth Sound 4th November 1941

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: The Flower class corvette HMS Hibiscus (K24) escorting a convoy on the North Atlantic

The Flower class corvette HMS Hibiscus (K24) escorting a convoy on the North Atlantic. September 1941

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: A big range of aircraft parked at the forward end of the flight deck of HMS Illustrious

A big range of aircraft parked at the forward end of the flight deck of HMS Illustrious after landing on completion of an exercise in the Indian Ocean

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Middlesbroughs chairman, Colin Henderson, presents a set of shirts

Middlesbroughs chairman, Colin Henderson, presents a set of shirts and a signed club pennant to Commander Martin Manning of HMS Jupiter

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Albert RN rejoined the Navy, 70 years after he was paid off at the end of the First World

Albert RN rejoined the Navy, 70 years after he was paid off at the end of the First World War. Ex-stoker Albert Cowperthwaite, 88

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: School children visiting HMS Jupiter, berthed in the docks of her adopted home port

School children visiting HMS Jupiter, berthed in the docks of her adopted home port, Middlesbrough. Control electrician mechanic

Background imageRoyal Navy Collection: Sea cadets were given the chance to go aboard the HMS Jupiter

Sea cadets were given the chance to go aboard the HMS Jupiter, which is Middlesbroughs adopted warship. Teesport, Pictured, Sea Cadets PO Linda Metcalfe, left and LC Joanne Phillips



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