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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

HMS Magpie, the only vessel ever commanded by Lieutenant-Commander the Duke of Edinburgh, visits Monte Carlo with the Royal Fleet in February 1951. The Duke had taken command of the frigate in September 1950 at the age of 29. Photographed from a low, three-quarter port view, the warship—with its pennant number "F82" visible on the stern—sails on a calm sea. Its mast, radar equipment, and gun turrets are seen against a bright, hazy sky as the sun shimmers on the water.

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