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'Her March Is O'er the Mountain Wave'

The War Illustrated, Volume 4, No. 87, Page 441, May 2, 1941.

Photo: H.M.S. Renown. H.M.S. Renown, flagship of Vice-Admiral Sir James Somerville, in command of the Western Mediterranean Fleet, is here seen ploughing through a heavy sea during one of those recent sweeps of the Mediterranean that have had such dire results for the Italian Navy. In rough weather such a great battleship presents a most imposing spectacle. Her huge bulk of 37,400 tons full load, driven forward at a speed of 29 knots by engines of 120,000 horse-power, cuts through all but the biggest rollers and sends clouds of spray over her fo'c'sle. Photo, Central Press.

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