Image: HMS Lawford 1944 IWM A 21817

Description: Royal Navy Captain class frigate HMS Lawford, docked at Liverpool. HMS Lawford in this picture has been converted to act as a headquarters ship during Operation Neptune. Note the extended superstructure (to accommodate the Staff Officers) and additional smaller mainmast to support the extra aerials. On 8 June 1944, while operating off Juno Beach, she was hit by enemy fire during an air attack and sunk
Title: HMS Lawford 1944 IWM A 21817
Credit: This is photograph A 21817 from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-01)
Author: Royal Navy official photographer
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