Escort for the Troops - USS New York by Anthony Saunders (P) SHN76DHM1266P. Escort for the Troops USS New York by Anthony Saunders. The Atlantic ocean was the lifeline between Britain and America, as well as millions of tons of raw materials, GIs were also transported over in all manor of hastily converted liners. Protecting the troops from marauding u boats and German surface ships was of paramount importance to the allied fleets. Although USS New York spent a good deal of the war in the Atlantic, she also
A vehicle checkpoint set up by the British army in co-operation with the RUC while operating in Northern Ireland
commander of 2nd Tank Division
603 Sqn Spitfire XT-N X4271 in which he claimed Me109s on the 28th and 31st August 1940
Original acrylic painting by David Pentland
Hermes is depicted here in stormy weather in the late 1970s before the Harrier 'ski jump' was added to her bow in readiness for the Falklands Campaign
By mid 1940
two 7-pounders and two 9-pounders
during which time she rescued 454 people from the uprising as well as enforcing an arms embargo before returning to her home port of Plymouth in readiness for decommissioning in June 2011
Paper size 23 inches x 16 inches (58cm x 41cm) Area shown in image 14 inches x 10 inches (36cm x 25cm) approx
As the invading forces took hold in Italy
Initially flying Ju88 bombers with KG51 on the eastern front
One of the women who were gathered in the chapel witnessed Crockett running to his post