AJAXNETPHOTO. 10TH NOVEMBER, 1978. PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND - COVENTRY COMMISSIONING - COMMISSIONING OF TYPE 42 SHEFFIELD CLASS DESTROYER HMS COVENTRY (D118) AT SOUTH RAILWAY JETTY. HER CAPTAIN CHRISTOPHER 'BEAGLE' BURNE IS SECOND FROM LEFT STANDING). BURNE WAS SENIOR NAVAL OFFICER OF TROOPSHIP CANBERRA DURING FALKLNDS CONFLICT WHEN HMS COVENTRY WAS SUNK BY ARGENTINE AIR FORCE. PHOTO:JONATHAN EASTLAND/AJAX REF:781011_14

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Size: 3333px × 2168px
Location: PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND.
Photo credit: © JONATHAN EASTLAND / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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