Cleaning Mast, HMS Royal Oak

Cleaning Mast, HMS Royal Oak

Here we see two ratings cleaning part of the main mast of the Revenge class battleship HMS Royal Oak at some point during the First World War. The foremast was to cluttered with platforms to have this long a stretch of uninterupted mast.

© IWM Q 18014

How to cite this article: Rickard, J (5 April 2024), Cleaning Mast, HMS Royal Oak , http://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_hms_royal_cleaning_mast.html

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