Image: The Royal Navy during the Second World War A26878

Size of this preview: 773 × 600 pixels. Other resolutions: 309 × 240 pixels | 2,283 × 1,772 pixels.

Original image ‎(2,283 × 1,772 pixels, file size: 1.34 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Description: The Royal Navy during the Second World War Sea forts in the Thames Estuary: The fort in position and ready for action. Air is still seen escaping from the sea cocks as further consolidating water ballast enters the pontoon base. One of the forts was actually in action half an hour after being put into position. These secret forts of the Thames Estuary were an effective defence against attacks by sea and air on the estuary.
Title: The Royal Navy during the Second World War A26878
Credit: http://media.iwm.org.uk/iwm/mediaLib//31/media-31026/large.jpg This is photograph A 26878 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author: 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
Attribution Required?: No

Image usage

The following 2 pages link to this image:

All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.