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File:4 inch shell room HMS Vanity 1940 IWM A 1255.jpg

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IWM caption : The shell room of the destroyer HMS VANITY whilst she is on escort duty. A sailor is about to place a shell into the hoist.


Comment : This shows fixed rounds for QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun. Vanity had the WAIR anti-aircraft conversion completed in June 1940, which included replacement of QF 4-inch Mk V guns by QF 4-inch Mk XVI guns.
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This photograph A 1255 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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08:33, 18 September 2010Thumbnail for version as of 08:33, 18 September 2010300 × 227 (20 KB)Rcbutcher{{Information |Description=c |Source={{IWM Collections|A 1255|}} |Date= |Author=d |Permission={{PD-UKGov}} |other_versions= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Vanity:: Category:V and W class destroyer Category:QF 4 inch Mk V naval gun

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