HMS Campeltown at St. Nazaire, Second World War
HMS Campbeltown (left) speeding towards the gates of the Normandie dry dock, St. Nazaire, March 1942. HMS Campbeltown was used as an explosive ram on the gates of the Nazi controlled dry dock, to prevent the use of the dock by German battleships. This image was drawn by Captain Bryan de Grineau from a description given to him by J. Gordon Holman who was present at St. Nazaire
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10220229
Media ID
45988285
Size
7292px x 4392px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustrated London News. 11 May 1942. dps pages 436-7. By Bryan de Grineau
Date
1942
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