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On board a Westland Wessex HU.5 helicopter from the Royal Navy commando carrier Bulwark (1948) in Malaysian waters (Roll film negative)
An inlet on the Sarawak River near RNAS Nanga Gaat, from on board a patrolling Royal Navy skimming dish. (Roll film negative)
On board the Royal Navy commando carrier Bulwark (1948) at sea in Malaysian waters (Roll film negative)
A radar reflector gunnery target on twin floats in Portland harbour, Dorset (Roll film negative)
On board the Royal Navy torpedo recovery and patrol vessel Arlingham (1953) alongside a jetty at the north end of Gibraltar harbour. (Roll film negative)
The Canadian Pacific tanker Fort Kipp (1975) from on board the Royal Navy frigate Galatea (1963) which is en route U.K. to Gibraltar (Roll film negative)
On board the U.S. Navy dock landing ship Lindenwald (1943) LSD 6 at anchor in the Mediterranean during the 6th Fleet exercise Steel Link 1. (Roll film negative)
A Westland Wessex HU.5 helicopter with an underslung load over the coast near Penarek, Trengganu, Malaysia, during exercise Bersatu Padu (Roll film negative)
On board the Royal Navy coastal minesweeper Glasserton (1953) while refuelling from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary tanker Grey Rover (1969) under way off Gibraltar (Roll film negative)
The Royal Navy oil fuel pontoon hulk C77 (1860) at Llanion Admiralty oil terminal, River Cleddau, Pembroke. (Colour transparency)
The Royal Navy frigate Galatea (1963) under way in the Strait of Gibraltar while en route U.K. to Gibraltar (Roll film negative)
Men relaxing inside the bar at RNAS Nanga Gaat, home of 845 Naval Air Squadron in Sarawak (Roll film negative)
Quays and buildings at Kristiansund, Norway, from on board the Royal Navy frigate Rapid (1942). (Roll film negative)
The Royal Navy assault ship Fearless (1963) and guided missile destroyer Hampshire (1961) at anchor off Southern Sardinia during NATO exercise Dawn Patrol 74 (Roll film negative)
A starboard side view of the midships of the U.S. Navy dock landing ship Lindenwald (1943) LSD 6 anchored in the Mediterranean during the 6th Fleet amphibious exercise Steel Link 1. (Roll film negative)
A distant view of the Royal Navy monitor Roberts (1941), Battle class destroyers and the aircraft carrier Magnificent (1944) laid up in the Hamoaze, Devonshire (Roll film negative)
On board the U.S. Navy dock landing ship Lindenwald (1943) LSD 6 anchored in the Mediterranean during the 6th Fleet amphibious exercise Steel Link 1. (Roll film negative)
A close-up of the U.S. Navy refrigerated store ship Alstede (1944) AF 48 and the attack transport Rockbridge (1944) APA 228 under way in the Mediterranean during the 6th Fleet exercise Steel Link 1. (Roll film negative)
On board the Royal Navy commando carrier Bulwark (1948) in Malaysian waters (Roll film negative)
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary oiler Wave Chief (1946) and the destroyer Cavalier (1944) from on board the frigate Rapid (1942) in the Norwegian Sea. (Roll film negative)
Two men inside a building, possibly the radio shed, used by personnel of 845 Naval Air Squadron at Nanga Gaat, Sarawak (Roll film negative)
An aerial view of the accommodation and operational huts of the forward operating base of a detachment of 845 Naval Air Squadron at Nanga Gaat, Sarawak. (Colour transparency)
A Soviet Riga class frigate under way in the Norwegian Sea off the northern coast of Norway shadowing the NATO exercise Polar Express. (Roll film negative)
On board the Royal Navy riverine gunboat Skull (1963) (former LCA) on patrol near Kuching, Sarawak (Roll film negative)
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