Title

The shark-shaped paravane, 1943. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

The shark-shaped paravane, 1943. The paravane, invented in 1917 and kept secret from the Germans, gave warships and merchantmen their own protection against mines. From His Majesty's Minesweepers. [His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1943]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1943

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C75_471

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40,5Mb (2,7Mb) / 11,0in x 14,3in / 3311 x 4279 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation sea people male technology man men protection guy ship ships British weapon weapons geography defence protected military war century protect Britain concept Navy B&W 1940s raising sailor MONOCHROME warfare sailors Forties World War II World War two naval warfare WWII water transport warship deploying black & white black and white B W weaponry world war 2 lowering 20th century Royal Navy The Print Collector decade geographical feature Second World War WW2 paravane photograph 2nd World War Unknown minesweeper minesweeping photograph