"A stunning compilation of images from the Fotoflite archives - at over 500,000 images, one of the largest maritime photo collections. We have compiled over 140 full page images, accompanied by extended captions. This volume, the first in a series, has gathered together dozens of black & white images of Royal Navy, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Army and Port Service vessels recorded since the 1950s. Fotoflite have been photographing the World's shipping since the 1950s. The collection is well known throughout the world, but while most associate it with merchant shipping, there is a vast collection of warship images dating back to the 1950s. Weather permitting, Fotoflite fly the length and breadth of the English Channel, capturing the widest range of shipping in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes."--Provided by the publisher.