J. S. White laying the keel of the Brazilian destroyer 'Javary', 30th March 1938. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

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J. S. White laying the keel of the Brazilian destroyer 'Javary', 30th March 1938. 'Javary' was ordered by Brazil on 8 December 1937 from J. Samuel White, Cowes. The ship was launched on 17 July 1939 but was acquisitioned by the British on 5 September due to the outbreak of World War II and renamed HMS Havant.

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Size: 5720px × 4281px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Isle of Wight,Cowes
Photo credit: © Kirk & Sons of Cowes/Heritage-Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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