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| Light cruiser Danae, circa 1920s | Danae after refit, Aug 1943 |
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| Ceremony aboard Polish light cruiser Conrad, 1944 | Conrad in shipyard, circa late 1944 or early 1945 |
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| One of Conrad's 40mm 2pdr 'pom-pom' anti-aircraft mountings, 1945 | Conrad and Błyskawica during exercise, 1946 |
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