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Description: | Concept: civilian morale, shipping, seascape, flag / banner / standard, artillery Description: whole: the image occupies the majority, with a smaller image placed in the lower left, held within a blue circular inset. The title and text are separate and positioned in the lower fifth, in black. All set against a white background and held within a yellow border. image: a depiction of a Royal Navy ship, flying a White Ensign, sailing alongside a merchant vessel at sea. The smaller image is a Red Ensign. text: THE BRITISH MERCHANT NAVY AT WAR: No. 1 THE ROYAL NAVY GUARDS THE CONVOY OF MERCHANT SHIPS Under the watchful eyes of the Royal Navy another convoy is helped safely on its route. At any time nearly 2,000 merchant ships from Britain alone are at sea carrying vital supplies to the battlefronts and garrisons throughout the world. The Royal Navy guards the precious cargoes on which so much depends. Due to its ceaseless vigilance, out of every 200 ships which sail in convoy, 199 arrive safely. FOR VICTORY G.P.D. 365/13/22 Object: warship, ship, flag, searchlight, artillery piece | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=5159... | Go to resource |
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