A starboard near broadside view of the forward part of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Centaur (1947) leaving11 berth in Bighi Bay, Grand Harbour, Malta. She has De Havilland Sea Vixens on deck, her pendant number is R06 and everything aft of her island superstructure is out of the picture. Her crew are lining the flight deck. The photographer is on board the aircraft carrier Eagle (1946), which is in 12 berth, looking across the flight deck from the island superstructure. In the foreground is the De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 XP925, coded 485/E.