HMS Duke of York, ready for the breakers yard
1957 - Big ships of the Royal Navy - for breakers yard.Biggest change ever in miltary policy: Many big ships of the Royal Navy - including H.M.S. King George V and her sister ship H.M.S. Anson- and H.M.S. Duke of York - are among the many lying at anchor at Gareloch on the Clyde - ready for the breakers yard. They have been condemned by the Defence White Paper which signals the biggest change in Military policy ever made in Normal times. Photo shows Naval men look at the Ship's Honours list in the chart littered cabin of H.M.S. Duke of York - ready for scrapping - in the Clyde
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13180971
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46915449
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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