Image:HMS Warspite, Sicily 1943.jpg

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  • Description: THE ROYAL NAVY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR. The Campaign in Sicily, July 1943: The 15 inch guns of HMS WARSPITE hurling shells at enemy troops still holding out at Catania, Sicily as seen from the bridge of the battleship. It was called on by the army to carry out this task and hurled tons of shells at a range between 15,000 and 11,000 yards. At the same time destroyers engaged shore batteries from a still closer range and although our ships were attacked later from the air we suffered no casualties or damage.
  • Photographer: Coote, R G G (Lt) Royal Navy official photographer
  • Photo No.: A 18492
  • Collection No.: 4700-01
  • Source: IWM
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