Image: The Royal Navy during the Second World War A26571

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Description: The Royal Navy during the Second World War Royal Navy divers being prepared for lowering to explore the dock bed. Royal Engineers look on. The divers are wearing "Sladen suits", a type of dry suit which has a hinged view-port which can be folded up when out of the water to allow the use of binoculars.
Title: The Royal Navy during the Second World War A26571
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//31/media-31009/large.jpg This is photograph A 26571 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: Hampton, J A (Lt), Royal Navy official photographer
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.
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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