AJAXNETPHOTO. 13TH NOVEMBER, 1975. PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. - CRUNCH! - PICTURED ALONGSIDE AT THE NAVAL BASE DOCKYARD WITH 14 FEET OF HER BOW SMASHED; THE GP LEANDER CLASS FRIGATE HMS ACHILLES (2500 TONS). THE FRIGATE COLLIDED WITH LIBERIAN OIL TANKER OLYMPIC ALLIANCE 1 MILES OF DOVER NEAR VARNE LIGHTSHIP ON NIGHT OF 12/13 NOV 1975. THREE CREWMEN ON ACHILLES WERE INJURED. PHOTO:JONATHAN EASTLAND/AJAX REF:401279_1

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Size: 3248px × 2169px
Location: Portsmouth, UK
Photo credit: © JONATHAN EASTLAND / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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