File:HMS Jamaica gunners.jpg

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English: IWM caption : The interior of a 6 inch triple Mark XXIII mounting on board HMS JAMAICA. Note the crew wearing anti flash gear. From this angle you can see the centre and right 6 inch Mark XXIII guns of the three contained within this turret. The crew member in the foreground has over his shoulder a 30 pound cordite propellant charge. Note a further charge is emerging from the cordite hoist in the floor. It is still in its protective case.
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Image of the exterior main entrance to the Imperial War Museum in London. This photograph A 16320 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums
(collection no. 4700-01) 		Flag of the United Kingdom.
Author Mason, H A (Lt) Royal Navy official photographer
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