020574
Photograph 020574 Second World War, 1939-1945Gunners of No 40 Battery, 14th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, cleaning a gun on board the half-submerged HMS Ladybird, which was sunk by enemy bombs in Tobruk Harbour.
020572 Accession Number: 020572
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The tattered ensign still flying at the masthead of HMS Ladybird which, as a result of enemy bombs, is lying half submerged in Tobruk Harbour.
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020572
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Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
3 September 1941
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Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain
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