Winnie_14_inch_gun_St_Margaret_March_1941_IWM_H_7918.jpg

Description Photograph showing muzzle view of British 14-inch naval gun on modified naval mounting at St Margarets , near Dover. This was the first gun, nicknamed "Winnie" and manned by Royal Marines. Winnie and its partner "Pooh" were reserve guns for the King George V class battleships. They were used in counter-battery fire against German guns across the Channel on the occupied French coast.
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This photograph H 7918 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-37)
Author Puttnam (Mr), War Office official photographer
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