304628 Accession Number: 304628

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ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT. 1941-07. THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET, ADMIRAL SIR ANDREW CUNNINGHAM GCB RN, GIVING A WELCOMING ADDRESS TO THE SHIP'S COMPANY OF THE CRUISER HMAS HOBART ON HER ARRIVAL IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. A SOUTHAMPTON CLASS CRUISER IS BERTHED ASTERN. IN THE RIGHT BACKGROUND ARE TWO OF THE MEDITERRANEAN FLEET'S BATTLESHIPS, THE NEARER OF WHICH IS HMS VALIANT OR QUEEN ELIZABETH AND THE FURTHER HMS BARHAM. IN THE LEFT BACKGROUND ARE THE FRENCH WARSHIPS INTERNED AFTER THE FALL OF FRANCE IN 1940-06. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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Accession Number
304628
Photographer
H G Taylor
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Format: 6x8"
Support: Paper (Resin-coated)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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