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Bromley-Martin, Angela Felicity
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Abdiel (1915)
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Boadicea (1908) underway laying mines to the south of Dogger. (Roll film negative)
Prince of Wales (1939) underway, possibly off Scapa Flow. (Sheet film negative)
A distant view of the damaged torpedo boat destroyer HMS Landrail (1914) hove to in the North Sea. (Roll film negative)
A distant view of the torpedo boat destroyer HMS Tartar (1907) on full speed trials off Dunkirk. (Roll film negative)
The damaged destroyer HMS Landrail (1914) with HMS Arethusa (1913) approaching to take her in tow. (Roll film negative)
Distant starboard bow view of the torpedo boat destroyer HMS Crusader (1909) crossing astern of HMS Aurora (1913). (Roll film negative)
An unidentified two-masted topsail schooner under way in the North Sea. (Roll film negative)
Destroyers of the Harwich Force in heavy seas on patrol. (Roll film negative)
Unidentified passenger/cargo ship mined in the North Sea with salvage vessels/tugs. (Roll film negative)
An unidentified three-masted topsail schooner under full sail. (Roll film negative)
A very distant view of three Coastal Motor Boats under way in choppy seas. (Roll film negative)
Unidentified passenger/cargo ship mined in the North Sea (Roll film negative)
The torpedo boat destroyer HMS Laforey (1913) under way in the North Sea. (Roll film negative)
The light cruiser HMS Canterbury (1915) underway at sea. (Roll film negative)
A distant view of the light cruiser HMS ' Cleopatra' (1915) towing the Dutch steamer 'Oldambt (1914). (Roll film negative)
A view of the light cruiser HMS 'Aurora's' (1913) wake while at speed. (Roll film negative)
The Deperdussin Monoplane No. 1378 on the trial runway on board HMS 'Aurora' (1913) at sea. (Roll film negative)
Looking across the funnel caps from the foremast on HMS 'Aurora' (1913) during speed trials (Roll film negative)
Preparing the Deperdussin Monoplane No. 1378 for launching off HMS 'Aurora' (1913) (Roll film negative)
A distant starboard view of the destroyer HMS 'Mentor' (1914) under way in the North Sea with an unidentied warship in the background (Roll film negative)
A very distant broadside view of the light cruiser HMS 'Penelope' (1914) underway at sea. (Roll film negative)
A very distant port view of the destroyer HMS 'Mansfield' (1914) examining an unidentified Norwegian merchant ship. (Roll film negative)
Lieutenant B. G. Scott walking the quarterdeck on HMS 'Aurora' (1913). (Roll film negative)
A view over the forecatle deck from the Compass Platform on HMS 'Aurora' (1913) (Roll film negative)
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