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HMS Magpie. The ship was the only vessel commanded by Lieutenant-Commander the Duke of Edinburgh, who took command on 2 September 1950, when he was 29. Here it is on an official 5-days visit with the Royal Fleet to Monte Carlo, Feb. 1951 - Photo by Edward Quinn

HMS Magpie. The ship was the only vessel commanded by Lieutenant-Commander the Duke of Edinburgh, who took command on 2 September 1950, when he was 29. Here it is on an official 5-days visit with the Royal Fleet to Monte Carlo, Feb. 1951

The HMS Magpie, the only vessel commanded by Lieutenant-Commander the Duke of Edinburgh, is pictured during an official five-day visit to Monte Carlo in February 1951. Sailors stand on the superstructure of the warship, identified by its hull number F 82, looking towards the sunlit, hilly coastline. Visible on the frigate's midsection are a twin-barreled gun turret and a complex lattice mast outfitted with radar scanners and a distinctive star-shaped antenna.

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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com
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