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English: The two forward 6-inch gun turrets of the Town class cruiser HMS SHEFFIELD after she had opened fire and sunk the German tanker FRIEDERICH BREME in the North Atlantic.
Comment : Note the rounded contours of the Mk XXII turret.
Date Taken on 12 June 1941
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This photograph A 4401 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-01)
Author Beadell, S J (Lt), Royal Navy official photographer
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