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THE BRITISH CRUISER HMS AJAX VISITS TURKEY. 15 TO 18 SEPTEMBER 1945, ON BOARD HMS AJAX, AND ASHORE AT ISTANBUL. DURING THE VISIT OF HMS AJAX AND THE DESTROYERS HMS MARNE AND HMS METEOR TO ISTANBUL. ON BOARD THE CRUISER WAS HRH EMIR ABDUL ILLAH, REGENT OF IRAQ, AND HIS STAFF. ON 16 SEPTEMBER 1945 CAPTAIN J CUTHBERT, RN, OF THE AJAX LAID A WREATH ON THE TURKISH INDEPENDENCE MEMORIAL IN TAKSIM SQUARE, ISTANBUL, AND THE NEXT DAY THE CRUISER WAS OPEN TO VISITORS.. © IWM (A 30609) IWM Non Commercial License
THE BRITISH CRUISER HMS AJAX VISITS TURKEY. 15 TO 18 SEPTEMBER 1945, ON BOARD HMS AJAX, AND ASHORE AT ISTANBUL. DURING THE VISIT OF HMS AJAX AND THE DESTROYERS HMS MARNE AND HMS METEOR TO ISTANBUL. ON BOARD THE CRUISER WAS HRH EMIR ABDUL ILLAH, REGENT OF IRAQ, AND HIS STAFF. ON 16 SEPTEMBER 1945 CAPTAIN J CUTHBERT, RN, OF THE AJAX LAID A WREATH ON THE TURKISH INDEPENDENCE MEMORIAL IN TAKSIM SQUARE, ISTANBUL, AND THE NEXT DAY THE CRUISER WAS OPEN TO VISITORS.. © IWM (A 30609) IWM Non Commercial License
