MAKING THE SEAS SAFE AGAIN. AUGUST 1945, AT SEA IN THE GULF OF GENOA. WITH THE 12TH MINESWEEPING FLOTILLA, OPERATING IN THE GULF OF GENOA UNDER THE COMMAND OF COMMANDER C SIMPSON, DSC, RN, COMMANDER MINESWEEPING WESTERN ITALY. THEY WORK FROM SURRENDERED ENEMY CHARTS AND ARE AIDED BY SUPERMARINE WALRUS AIRCRAFT AND THE US NAVY BLIMP MINE-SPOTTING DETACHMENT. - On board HMS CIRCE. On the bridge left to right: Sub Lieut G A Lawrence, RNVR, of Hemel Hempstead; Lieut Cdr C D Abbott, DSC, RNR, of Cardiff; Sub Lieut A L Ford RNVR of Coventry; Lieut A J Beavis, RNVR, of London

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