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Description: IWM caption : HMS KING GEORGE V, photographed with a huge hole in the bows against a mountainous backdrop,after the battleship had collided with HMS PUNJABI in dense fog on 1 May 1942, at Seidesfjord, Iceland. HMS PUNJABI was cut in half and lost. HMS KING GEORGE V was taken for repair to Gladstone dock, Liverpool (photographed from the destroyer HMS WHEATLAND).
Title: HMS King George V after collision
Credit: This photograph A 9943 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-01)
Author: Ware, C J (Lt), Royal Navy official photographer
Permission: This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain. This is because it is one of the following: It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or It was published prior to 1973; or It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1973.HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply) More information. See also Copyright and Crown copyright artistic works.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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