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Artist
Royal Navy official photographer, Tomlin, H W (Lt)
Description
English: The Arrival of the First Flotilla of Destroyers From America To the Royal Navy, Devonport, September 1940
Two destroyers, HMS Castleton (formerly American Wickes-class destroyer USS Aaron Ward) and HMS Clare (formerly Clemson-class USS Abel P. Upshur), sit moored alongside each other alongside the Devonport Dockyard, September 1940. They still show their US Navy pennant numbers. .Dockyard workers are aboard preparing the ships for service in the Royal Navy.
This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
Part of
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Admiralty Official Collection
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Associated history pages
Convoys, The Battle of the Atlantic
Associated people and organisations
Royal Navy, CASTLETON (HMS), Royal Navy, CLARE (HMS)
Associated places
Devonport, Devon, England, UK
Associated events
Lend-Lease Act 1941, Government Acts, Second Battle of the Atlantic 1939-1945, Atlantic Ocean, Second World War
Associated themes
Atlantic 1939-1945
Associated keywords
Naval Warfare
Category
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photographs
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yes
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