Title
British battleship "HMS King George V", 1945.
Caption
The British battleship "HMS King George V" leaving an
American base in the western Pacific, to participate in operations against Japan.
Flagship of Vice-admiral Sir Bernard Rawlings, commander-in-chief of the British Pacific Fleet, the
"King George V" was present at the Okinawa landing and the Japanese surrender cerrmony in the Bay of Tokyo in 1945. It also participated in the destruction of the German battleship "Bismarck".
Date
1945
Credit line
Photo12/Collection Bernard Crochet
Reference
CRO01169_126
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
25,2Mb (1,3Mb) / 11,8in x 8,3in / 3543 x 2482 (300dpi)