Description
Collection of 20 Old Postcards and Three Photos
HMS Durban and HMS Nelson
Mainly associated with Mediterranean Cruise of these ships 1929 - 34 period
All are Real Photographic
None written or Posted
Card 1. HMS Nelson
Card 2. Port Battery HMS Nelson
Card 3. Panama Canal HMS Nelson in Pedro Miguel Lock 1931
Card 4. HMS Nelson Engineers Workshop
Card 5. HMS Nelson Cooks Galley
Card 6. HMS Melson Ships Mascot Bldwin the Bulldog
Card 7. HMS Nelson Trophies won by Officers and Men
Card 8. HMS Durban
Card 9. Ships Timetable of events following commissioning
Card 10. Uncaptioned Flotilla
Card 11. HMS Durban Map of summer cruise 1934 Sep - Nov 1934
Card 12. HMS Durban Map of Summer cruise June - Aug 1934
Cards 13 - 17 Uncaptioned Parade Postcards by Lawrence of Gosport (Could be commissioning of Ship)
Card 18. Ribei da Janela Madeira
Card 19. Greek Sacred House
Card 20. HMS Courageous Disaster Aircraft over the side
Three Photographs
Aircraft with undercarriage collapse
Unidentified Aircraft Carrier
Ship H 60
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The Japanese officially surrendered aboard HMS Nelson at the Malay Penninsular
June 1944 HMS Durban was scuttled to form part of the Gooseberry 5 breakwater for protecting the artificial harbour off Ouistreham in the Seine Bay. The wreck currently lies in 11 meters of water.
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No Faults on these cards
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