59 items in this album on 3 pages.
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| Close-up of a rocket launcher control cabin aboard HMS King George V while she was in drydock at Rosyth, Scotland, United Kingdom, circa 1940-1941 | Crewman on HMS King George V with 7-inch anti-aircraft rockets, 1941 |
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| Prince of Wales, 1941, some time before her 24 May engagement with Bismarck; note Supermarine Walrus aircraft being lowered on her side | Painting by J. C. Schmitz-Westerholt depicting Hood's loss on 24 May 1941; Prince of Wales is in the foreground |
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| Smoke from Prince of Wales and Hood, seen from Prinz Eugen, 24 May 1941, photo 1 of 2 | Smoke from Prince of Wales and Hood, seen from Prinz Eugen, 24 May 1941, photo 2 of 2 |
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| King George VI of the United Kingdom and Admiral John Tovey aboard HMS King George V, Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Aug 1941 | Prince of Wales at Argentia, Newfoundland, 10-12 Aug 1941 |
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| Religious service on board HMS Prince of Wales during Atlantic Charter Conference, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, 10 Aug 1941; note Roosevelt, Churchill, King, Marshall, Dill, Stark, and Pound in presence; USS Arkansas in background | Religious services on the fantail of HMS Prince of Wales during the Atlantic Conference, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, 10 Aug 1941. Note Prince of Wales’ 14-inch guns and Roosevelt and Churchill seated to the left. |
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| Roosevelt and Churchill at the Atlantic Charter Conference, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, 10-12 Aug 1941, photo 1 of 2; Hopkins, Harriman, King, Marshall, Dill, Stark, and Pound behind them | Roosevelt and Churchill at the Atlantic Charter Conference, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, 10-12 Aug 1941, photo 2 of 2; Hopkins, Harriman, King, Marshall, Dill, Stark, and Pound behind them |
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| Royal Marines form an honor guard aboard HMS Prince of Wales to welcome US President Franklin Roosevelt aboard (upper right) for Sunday services during the Atlantic Conference, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, 10 Aug 1941. | USS McDougal alongside HMS Prince of Wales during Atlantic Charter Conference, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Aug 1941 |
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| Winston Churchill petting the mascot of HMS Prince of Wales, Blackie, during the Atlantic Charter Conference, Placentia Bay, Newfoundland, Aug 1941 | Battleship HMS Prince of Wales mooring in Singapore, 4 Dec 1941 |
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| British battleship HMS Prince of Wales leaving Singapore, 8 Dec 1941 | Attack on Prince of Wales and Repulse, 10 Dec 1941, photo 1 of 2 |
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| Attack on Prince of Wales and Repulse, 10 Dec 1941, photo 2 of 2; photo taken by a Japanese pilot; note destroyer Electra or Express in foreground | Crew of HMS Prince of Wales escaping from the sinking battleship, off Malaya, 10 Dec 1941 |
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