HMS Mermaid and HMS Magpie. The Magpie 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 naval frigate HMS Magpie is docked at a paved quay in Monte Carlo during an official five-day visit by the Royal Fleet in February 1951. A crowd of civilian visitors gathers alongside the warship, which is identified by a sign on a temporary walkway. HMS Magpie was the only vessel commanded by Lieutenant-Commander the Duke of Edinburgh, who had assumed his post in September 1950. The ship’s prominent lattice masts and gun turrets are visible under an overcast sky.
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