Unusual sight of an operational and decommissioned warship rafted up together. HMS Sutherland outboard of HMS Northumberland in Portsmouth.

 

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On 29th May in 1945, FADM Chester Nimitz addressed the crew of HMS King George V to emphasise the vital role of the Royal Navy in winning the war in the Pacific. To further express U.S. appreciation of British efforts, Nimitz gave the crew an American ice cream machine.