Various sizes and formats, most 8 x 10 in. Gelatin silver and color prints (some bends, creases), all housed in 5 binders. Provenance: Acquired Charles Miller Ltd., 21 October 2009 Sale 004 Lot 131.

Comprising approximately 445 photographs depicting various warships, submarines, artist renderings, naval officers, and others, many with ownership markings, handwritten notations or mimeographed descriptions.

The Royal Navy played a pivotal role in the shaping of the twentieth century, particularly during World War II, when Britain found itself to be one of the last European nations standing against the Axis Powers. Faced with a rapidly crumbling empire in the wake of World War II the Royal Navy downsized significantly, though it continued to play a pivotal role during the Cold War.