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Able Seaman Kenneth Lord, R.N. Collection |
(1923-2001) |
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January 12, 1944: HMS Unicorn entering the Suez Canal at Port Said, Egypt. HMS Illustrious and HMS Renown can be seen in the distance astern of Unicorn. |
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January 12, 1944: HMS Unicorn in the Suez Canal with HMS Illustrious seen astern. |
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January 12, 1944: Unknown location seen during transit of the Suez Canal. |
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January 12, 1944: Unknown location seen during transit of the Suez Canal. |
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January 12, 1944: Some kind of wreckage being removed in the Suez Canal. |
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January 12, 1944: Unknown location seen during transit of the Suez Canal. |
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January 12, 1944: Unknown location seen during transit of the Suez Canal. |
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January 12, 1944: Unknown location seen during transit of the Suez Canal. |
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January 12, 1944: Unknown location seen during transit of the Suez Canal. |
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January 12, 1944: The Suez Canal Defense Monument seen from HMS Unicorn. The monument is located at the southern end of Ismailia, Egypt about half way through the canal. |
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January 12, 1944: Looking aft from HMS Unicorn in the Suez Canal. The Suez Canal Defense Monument is seen in the distance. (After passing Ismailia the ships anchored at the Great Bitter Lake for the night and resumed their voyage the following day.) |
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January 13, 1944: Departing Suez, Egypt. HMS Unicorn passes through the southern entrance of the Suez Canal and begins to enter the Red Sea. |
All photos from the Able Seaman Kenneth Lord, R.N. Collection Courtesy of Lesley Mills Scans by Philip J. Heydon, I.S.M. |
Kenneth Lord joined the Royal Navy on Jan. 14, 1942. After training at HMS Raleigh, HMS Victory, HMS Drake and HMS Caroline he joined the commissioning crew of HMS Unicorn on Jan. 14, 1943. He remained in Unicorn throughout the Second World War and left the ship on Apr. 16, 1946. Kenneth was demobbed on July 2, 1946. The collection presented here was shows the activities and ports of call of HMS Unicorn during her wartime duty. MaritimeQuest is grateful to his daughter Lesley Mills for providing access to the collection. Thanks are also due to Philip J. Heydon, I.S.M. for scanning and cataloging the collection. |
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