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| Admiral Percy Noble speaking to crew of HMS Stork at Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, mid-Dec 1941 | HMS Dianthus at Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, mid to late Aug 1942; note bow damage sustained from ramming U-379 |
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| A burner in operation on the deck of a ship at night at Harland and Wolff's yard in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, 27 Oct 1944 | DH.89 Dragon Rapide aircraft of Weston Ltd., Liverpool (Speke) Airport, England, United Kingdom, 1949 |
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