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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 (F82) is pictured during a five-day official visit with the Royal Fleet to Monte Carlo in February 1951. On a bright day, the warship moves across the choppy water, the sun creating a brilliant reflection on the sea's surface. This was the only vessel commanded by Lieutenant-Commander the Duke of Edinburgh, who took command in September 1950 at the age of 29. Small figures of crew members are visible on the deck beneath the ship's prominent superstructure and main mast.

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Photo Edward Quinn, © edwardquinn.com
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