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Image Not Available for Newspaper clipping titled The proud dignity of English ships'
Newspaper clipping titled The proud dignity of English ships'
Image Not Available for Newspaper clipping titled The proud dignity of English ships'

Newspaper clipping titled The proud dignity of English ships'

Date1939-1945
Object numberANMS0403[038]
NameNewspaper clipping
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the Estate of John Watt
DescriptionPrinted caption beneath image reads 'Since alfred first commanded the building of long ships to protect England from the Danish invader, the British people have been famous for their ships of peace and of war. This striking picture, taken in Portsmouth harbour, contrasts a half-size model of Sir Francis Drake's THE GOLDEN HIND with a modern British battleship...'