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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, displaying the pennant number F82, during an official five-day visit with the Royal Fleet to Monte Carlo in February 1951. This frigate was the only vessel commanded by Lieutenant-Commander the Duke of Edinburgh, who had taken command in September 1950 at the age of 29. Sailors are visible on the upper decks of the warship, with the densely built-up hillside of the principality rising in the background.

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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com
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