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Mystery Photo(s) #1

A pair of photos taken outside the same building... but where? And which ship is this crew from?

No big clues for this, other than they are in temperate climate uniform (so the palm trees maybe misleading) and the photo donor believes them to be Coastal Forces, possibly an MGB or MTB crew.

Anyone any ideas?

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Stephen Morse of Auckland NZ:

The trees in the background are New Zealand Cabbage trees, so not necessarily tropical. The officers are RNVR (or possibly RNZRNVR), so probably not Merchant Marine. They have on their caps HMTS. Could be His Majesty's Telegraph Ship or His Majesty's Training Ship or His Majesty's Troop Ship. RNZN came into existence in 1941. It looked a bit like Auckland NZ, just up the road from the RNZN base at Devonport. There are also lots of NZ cabbage trees in Bournemouth.

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Mystery Photo #2

An escort aircraft carrier  ferrying  aircraft... But which ship?

Is she assuming American or British?  Are these spitfires or Hurricanes (no folding  wings) with a Swordfish or Albacore? parked near the bows. Or are they American fighters on her deck?

SOLVED

This is the USS Altamaha (CVE 18), departing Alameda, California, 16 July 1943, bound for Australia with a load of P-51 Mustangs and a lone SOC Seagull.

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Mystery Photo(s) #3

A Fleet Review?

Believed to be a Royal Naval Review, certainly pre WW1.  The photo donor believes  that the location is Torbay, can anyone say when this took place and what was the  occassion?

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Tony Atkinson wrote:

The bottom two photographs shows the Royal Yacht Victoria & Albert sailing through the lines of capitol ships in Tobay. The headland to the left of the photograph is Berry Head, Devon.

Mystery Photo #4

Which establishment?

Can anyone suggest where this cricket ground was and which naval establishment these Wrens belonged to?

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Mystery Photo #5

Which establishment?

Can anyone suggest  which naval establishment these Wrens belonged to? The white bands on their caps would suggest they are officer candidates.

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