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RAWALPINDI as an Armed Merchant Cruiser
PH/04806/00
Object category: PHOTOGRAPH
Date made: 1938
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Material/medium: Black & White Negative
Dimensions:
- overall: 4 5/8 in x 6 3/8 in
RAWALPINDI (1925) was requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as an armed merchant cruiser and converted by R&H Green & Silley Weir, London. She was the first P&O ship taken up for service in the Second World War. Her after funnel was removed and eight 6-inch and two 3-inch guns were fitted.