SUNSET (CVE-48) / HMS THANE (D83)
Contributed by Maureen Ross
 Pay-Lieutenant Eric H. Grieve-Brown, RNVR, with buttons and epaulettes from his uniform (88Kb) |
 HMS Thane's Badge (39Kb) |
 HMS Thane in dry dock at Esquimalt, British Colombia, 10–14th June 1944, during modification before entering active service. (Text courtesy of Tony Drury, Royal Navy Escort Carriers.) (96Kb) |
 Saturday, 1 July 1944. Dedication ceremony on the flight deck. The church service was led by The Right Reverend Sir Francis Heathcote, Bishop of New Westminster, B.C. (Text courtesy of Tony Drury, Royal Navy Escort Carriers.) (31Kb) |
 Saturday, 1 July 1944. Dedication ceremony on the flight deck. The church service was led by The Right Reverend Sir Francis Heathcote, Bishop of New Westminster, B.C. (Text courtesy of Tony Drury, Royal Navy Escort Carriers.) (28Kb) |
  Late afternoon, Saturday, 8 July 1944. A farewell party on the flight deck at which several hundred guests were entertained by the singing of Legler Cole's Debutantes accompanied by the Sandy de Santi's band. (Text courtesy of Tony Drury, Royal Navy Escort Carriers.) (30Kb, 26Kb) |
 HMS Thane in convoy leaving Chesapeake Bay, 5 October 1944, time 1705. Photo taken by blimp K-72, Blimp Squadron 24. Pilot LT(JG) Brandel, Photographer ENS Halloway. Position 37N, 75.55W; altitude 200'; course 150. File No. ZP24 2491-10/44, Photographic Library, US Naval Air Station (LTA) Weeksville, Elizabeth City, North Carolina. (48Kb) |
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 The awesome scale of the damage caused by the torpedo blast can be full seen in this, and the following, photograph. (Text courtesy of Tony Drury, Royal Navy Escort Carriers.) (21Kb) |
 The awesome scale of the damage caused by the torpedo blast can be full seen in this, and the preceding, photograph. (Text courtesy of Tony Drury, Royal Navy Escort Carriers.) (16Kb) |
 Captain E.R.G. Baker, RN, and senior naval officers inspect the ship. Several of the cargo of Hoverfly helicopters remain on board. (Text courtesy of Tony Drury, Royal Navy Escort Carriers.) (66Kb) |
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