Royal Marines honor guard transfeer ceremony of HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN. She served in the Soviet Navy as ARCHANGELSK 31 May 1944 Rosyth
THE BRITISH NAVY’S GIFT TO RUSSIA. 29 TO 31 MAY 1944, ROSYTH. THE BRITISH BATTLESHIP HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN, TOGETHER WITH 4 BRITISH SUBMARINES; URSULA, UNISON, UNBROKEN AND SUNFISH AND 8 EX-AMERICAN DESTROYERS, WERE HANDED OVER TO THE RUSSIAN NAVY IWM (A 23809)