HMS Wishart AA002466

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HMS WISHART, Hays Wharf, Bermondsey, London. A Thorneycroft modifed W class destroyer launched in 1919, here bedecked in celebratory bunting. During the Second World War she served in the Mediterranean fleet, including acting as escort to the Malta convoys. She was decommissioned and broken up in 1945. Photographed here by S W Rawlings in April 1937 - On 27th April she was Guardship at Greenwich for the opening of the National Maritime Museum by King George VI
Copyright © Historic England
Media ID 4102927
Date: 22nd October 2010
Copyright Status: Copyrighted Work
Source: English Heritage Images
Owner URL: www.englishheritageimages.com
Job Title: Photographer
Credit: Historic England Archive
Image Size: 5114 x 3703 Pixels
Filesize is 11.79MB
Version 2 is 8.12MB
Associated Categories: -45
Associated Categories: Ships and boats
Associated Categories: Royal Navy
Associated Categories: S W Rawlings
Keywords: boat, maritime, military, naval, ship