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1932
1932 - 0568.PDF
FLIGHT, JUNE 17, 1932 7. the funnels on the starboard side will be seen the crane— folded down—which is used to hoist the aircraft inboard. The after 8-in. gun turret is beneath the awning, and this, with the forward pair of turrets, comprises the main armament of this cruiser. Abreast the foremast are the 4-in. guns, which also form the anti-aircraft armament, while on the quarter-deck level, somewhat forward of the catapults, can be seen the torpedo tubes. Close examina tion of H.M.S. Norfolk will also disclose the fact that one of her aircraft has just been hoisted on board and stowed on the catapult, which is in roughly the same position as in H.M.S. Exeter. The next photograph, No. 9, is a view of H.M.S. Nelson, flagship of Admiral Sir John S. Kelly, Commander-in-Chief of the Home Fleet ; with her heavy armament—nine 16-in. guns, twelve 6-in. and six 4.7-in. anti-aircraft guns—she is, with her sister ship, H.M.S. Rodney, probably the most formidable capital ship in the world. She carries the Fleet Aviation Officer to C. in C, Home Fleet, Wing Com. C. O. F. Modin, D.S.C., R.A.F., and is here seen lying off Invergordon. Already known to our readers, H.M.S. Furious, Capt. C. F. S. Danbey, R.N., is the only aircraft carrier in the world with a clear flying deck extending over the whole ship. No. 10 shows this ship with her bridge, in the fore part of the upper flying deck, raised, and just abaft it are the screens for keeping the wind off the deck while 1 ^ 8. HHHnH 528 (FLIGHT Photos.)
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