1957 Press Photo HMS Bigbury Bay In American Waters Commodore Hunt Inset

British visitor to make three calls in American Waters: H.M.S. Bigbury Bay, flagship of the Royal Navy's West Indies Station, is to make three calls in the U.S.: Jamestown (for the Jamestown Festival) May 11-16; New York City, May 17-20; and Boston, Mass., May 22-27. The 2,400-long-ton British frigate will be flying the pennant of Commodore G.E. Hunt, in command of the West Indies Station,a four-times decorated submarine commander of World War II with 32 enemy vessels to his credit. Photo shows H.M.S. Bigbury Bay and Commodore G.E. Hunt.

Photo measures 10 x 8 inches.

Photo is dated 05-05-1957.

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