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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

A close-up of the wooden duty board aboard HMS Magpie reveals a detail of daily naval life. Photographed during a Royal Fleet visit to Monte Carlo in February 1951, the board indicates the "CAPTAIN" is "ON BOARD." This was Lieutenant-Commander the Duke of Edinburgh, for whom HMS Magpie was his only naval command, which he assumed in September 1950 at the age of 29.

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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com
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