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What a super picture - sharp as a pin. I think it was quite unusual for the bigger carriers to come this close to the harbour. They quite often moored out in the Firth near the Sutors, so you could only see them some distance away. When the big capital ships were in port they gave the town a sense of being a place of some importance.

Alan, this is a terrific picture. Bill, the aircraft carriers came in close when they were open to the public on a Sunday afternoon. Well I remember visiting this ship. Do you remember the town would be packed with people when the fleet was in? It was great!

This seems to have been taken from the back of the Pilot Boat. Paddy Schofield was the cox'ain and Capt Garson the Harbour Pilot.

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