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English: A photograph clearly showing the severe damage to the stern of HMS Edinburgh caused by a German torpedo whilst travelling with convoy QP11. The damage was so great that HMS EDINBURGH had to be sunk by a torpedo of the British destroyer HMS FORESIGHT.
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Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph MH 23866 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums. Flag of the United Kingdom.
Author not stated. Assumed Royal Navy

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  1. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
  2. It was published prior to 1974; or
  3. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

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