Image: The Arrival of the First Flotilla of Destroyers From America To the Royal Navy, Devonport, September 1940 A724

Description: The Arrival of the First Flotilla of Destroyers From America To the Royal Navy, Devonport, September 1940 Two destroyers, HMS Castleton (formerly American Wickes-class destroyer USS Aaron Ward) and HMS Clare (formerly Clemson-class USS Abel P. Upshur), sit moored alongside each other alongside the Devonport Dockyard, September 1940. They still show their US Navy pennant numbers. .Dockyard workers are aboard preparing the ships for service in the Royal Navy.
Title: The Arrival of the First Flotilla of Destroyers From America To the Royal Navy, Devonport, September 1940 A724
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//28/media-28804/large.jpg This is photograph A 724 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Royal Navy official photographer, Tomlin, H W (Lt)
Permission: This image was created and released by the Imperial War Museum on the IWM Non Commercial Licence. Photographs taken, or artworks created, by a member of the forces during their active service duties are covered by Crown Copyright provisions. Faithful reproductions may be reused under that licence, which is considered expired 50 years after their creation.
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