HMAS Australia bridge - Australia in World War Two
View of the bridge and forward 8-inch gun turrets of heavy cruiser HMAS Australia, 4 September 1944. The officer facing to the right is Captain Emile Dechaineux, commander of the Australia, who was killed durin... More
428 Battery, Coastal Defence Artillery Headquarters, Dover, Kent, Dece...
428 Battery, Coastal Defence Artillery Headquarters, Dover, Kent, December 1942 A gunner of 428 Battery, Coast Defence Artillery, pushing a gun trolley loaded with shells, as guns fire at night.
The Royal Navy during the Second World War A21247
The Royal Navy during the Second World War Twins Alf (right) and Fred Cooper are acrobats in civil life. Here they are in a "knot" while practising on the deck of HMS LONDON. One of the cruiser's eight inch gun... More
HMAS Australia firing 8-inch guns SLV H98.100 3076
HMAS Australia firing 8-inch guns. Public domain photograph - Artillery gun, cannon, armed forces, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMAS Australia SLV H98.100 3193
Sailor polishing the tampion of an 8-inch gun on HMAS Australia.
HMAS Canberra 8 inch gun firing SLV H98.105 3226
Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra firing an 8-inch gun. Public domain photograph - Artillery gun, cannon, armed forces, military activity, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
HMAS Canberra 8-inch gun turrets SLV H98.105 3229
Forward 8-inch gun turrets on Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra.
HMAS Canberra 8-inch gun turrets SLV H98.105 3230
Forward 8-inch gun turrets on Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra.
428 Battery 8 inch gun firing WWII IWM TR 559
8-inch gun of 428 Battery, Coast Defence Artillery, Dover area, firing at dusk.
428 Battery 8 inch shell handling WWII IWM TR 568
Shells for 8-inch guns being checked and taken from the ammunition store of 428 Battery, Coast Defence Artillery, Dover area.
428 Battery crew handling 8-inch gun propellant charges WWII IWM TR 57...
Men of 428 Battery, Coast Defence Artillery, Dover area, remove the propellant charge for an 8-inch gun from safety containers.
428 Battery setting 8 inch shell fuzes WWII IWM TR 564
Setting fuses on shells for 8-inch guns in the ammunition stores at 428 Battery, Coast Defence Artillery, Dover area.
HMAS Australia (D84) docking at New York City in 1932
The Royal Australian Navy heavy cruiser HMAS Australia (D84) docking at New York City (USA), in 1932. Note the men in formation on her decks and her two forward gun turrets with BL 8 inch Mk VIII guns.
Admiral McGrigor on HMS Norfolk 1945 IWM A 29405
IWM caption : Vice Admiral McGrigor CB, DSO, commander of a cruiser squadron, stood under some of the 8 inch guns of his flagship HMS NORFOLK at Oslo, Norway.
BL 8 Inch HE Naval Shell Diagram 1934 - A drawing of a bottle of liqui...
Diagram of British HE shell, filled TNT, for BL 8 inch Mk VIII naval gun. With No. 230 Direct Action Percussion fuze.
BL 8 Inch SAPK Mk IBNT Shell 1943 Diagram - A drawing of a red and yel...
Diagram of British SAPC (semi-armour-piercing capped) shell for BL 8 inch Mk VIII gun, Naval service, World War II. Explanation of markings on shell, top to bottom ,left to right :- RED - colour of dye. K deno... More
BL 8 Inch SAP Mk IB Shell 1933 Diagram - A drawing of a space rocket w...
Diagram of Mk IB SAP (semi-armour piercing) shell for British BL 8 inch Mk VIII naval gun, 1933. B denotes 6 c.r. head.
Exeter'sDamage1939. Warship photograph collection
Damage received by HMS Exeter during the Battle of the River Plate, 13 December 1939
HMS Kent hockey. Warship photograph collection
IWM caption : Officers of HMS KENT enjoying a free for all game of deck hockey under the shadow of the cruiser's 8 inch guns. Whenever possible the game is played for exercise each afternoon both at sea and in port.
Coastal Defence Mounting at the Scotswood Works (20459021831)
8 inch Coastal Defence Mounting in 12 Shop, Scotswood Works, Newcastle upon Tyne, 11 June 1942 (TWAM ref. DX1529/1). ‘Workshop of the World’ is a phrase often used to describe Britain’s manufacturing dominance... More