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The Royal Navy at Portland 1900-2000
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Although many photographs have been taken of ships and naval activities at Portland, no selection can encompass all that took place there in the twentieth century. In the days when the Channel, Atlantic and Home Fleets successively visited Portland, both professional and amateur photographers recorded their presence. Similarly they marked the activities of the destroyers and submarines engaged in antisubmarine training Photographs of the Royal Navy in Portland waters in both World Wars are comparatively scarce until the arrival of US forces prior to D-day in 1944. The return of the much reduced fleet after 1945, followed by the ships of the training squadrons, is well represented in the work of the late Graham Herbert, whose daughter has kindly given permission tor some of his fine studies to be reproduced. Later, after the establishment of the Flag Officer Sea Training (FOST) regime in 1958, destroyers and frigates of the Royal Navy and subsequently NATO navies as well, undertook operational training at Portland. They were photographed by staff of the Photographic Section HMS Osprey, with fine shots taken from the air of each ship, often at speed, and often in rough seas. But to include too many of this kind would seem repetitive. Jack Cranny has kindly loaned photographs from his own collection and advised on ships' movements during his time with the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service (RMAS) at Portland. The start of the Fleet Air Museum have given me notable and enthusiastic support. Thanks are due to Steve Bush of Maritime Books tor his work in preparing the book tor publication.

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