HMS Mauritius (80)

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HMS Jamaica gunners.jpg
IWM caption : The interior of a 6 inch triple Mark XXIII mounting on board HMS JAMAICA. Note the crew wearing anti flash gear. From this angle you can see the centre and right 6 inch Mark XXIII guns of the three contained within this turret. The crew member in the foreground has over his shoulder a 30 pound cordite propellant charge. Note a further charge is emerging from the cordite hoist in the floor. It is still in its protective case.
HMS Mauritius moored.jpg
British light cruiser HMS MAURITIUS moored.
HMS Mauritius firing.jpg
The 6-inch guns of HMS MAURITIUS firing during a night action in Audierne Bay between Brest and Lorient, France. The flash from the guns is silhouetting two of the cruiser's twin 4 inch turrets
HMS Mauritius invasion.jpg

IWM caption : British light cruiser HMS MAURITIUS ready for action with other Allied shipping off the beachhead at Anzio. Note the twin 4 inch guns at full elevation on the starboard side of the cruiser.


Comment : This was in support of Operation Shingle, commonly known as the Battle of Anzio.