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Bishop, F. J.
Director of Naval Construction
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Australian Navy warships in Farm Cove, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. (Sheet film negative)
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary hospital ship Maine (1887) just making headway in coastal waters. (Sheet film negative)
Official boat badge of HMS Wild Swan (Boat badge)
Clipper Ship Swansea Castle at sea near a coast (Drawing)
H.M.S. Wild Swan (Print)
Combat du corsaire Francais L' Unite contre le cutter Anglais Le Swan (Janvier 1797) (Print)
Portrait of the 'Swan' (Drawing)
Maine (1887) (Glass plate negative)
Official boat badge of HMS Wild Swan (Boat badge)
Main deck plan
deck, orlop
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British Consul (1924); Swansea (1918); Swansea, Glamorgan (Glass photonegative)
Maine (1887) (Glass plate negative)
A view of the grading box on board the sand suction dredger Sand Swan (1971) at sea (Colour transparency)
A view looking forward of the Bruges Canal on board the sand suction dredger Sand Swan (1971) (Colour transparency)
A view of the grading box pouring sand into the sea taken on board the sand suction dredger Sand Swan (1971) (Colour transparency)
A view of Treguier, France from the sand suction dredger Sand Swan (1970) taken at sunrise from the river Jaudy (Colour transparency)
A view of the suction pipe being lowered into the water taken on board the sand suction drdger Sand Swan (1971) at sea. (Colour transparency)
A view of the suction pipe being lowered into the water taken on board the sand suction drdger Sand Swan (1971) at sea (Colour transparency)
A view looking aft of the sand suction dredger Sand Swan (1971) loading sand at sea (Colour transparency)
A starboard quarter view of the sand suction dredger Sand Swan (1970) taken from the quayside at Treguier, France (Colour transparency)
A cargo of screened stone being discharged off the sand suction dredger Sand Swan (1971) berthed in Bruges, Belgium (Colour transparency)
A view of the cargo aggregate sand pump of the sand suction dredger Sand Swan (1971) (Colour transparency)
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