Return to Naval Historical Center home page. Return to Online Library listing

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
805 KIDDER BREESE SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060

Online Library of Selected Images -- Picture Data

Photo #: NH 103679

HMS Vanguard
(British Battleship, 1946)

Crew members hauling up the life boat by hand, during Operation "Mainbrace", 12 September 1952.
Note the 40mm single gun mount in the left center background.
Photographed by Blanchette.

U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.

Online Image: 92KB; 740 x 610 pixels

 

Click on the small photograph to prompt a larger view of the same image.

If you want higher resolution reproductions than this digital image, see: "How to Obtain Photographic Reproductions."

Return to Naval Historical Center home page.

Image posted 4 April 2006