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HOW PEACE CAME TO THE EAST. 12 TO 16 AUGUST 1945, ON BOARD THE ESCORT CARRIER HMS SHAH OF THE EAST INDIES FLEET. PERSONALITIES AND SCENES WHEN THE NEWS OF THE JAPANESE SURRENDER WAS RECEIVED, AND THE CELEBRATIONS WHICH FOLLOWED AFLOAT AND ASHORE. (A 30202) Looking aft over the twin Bofors guns of HMS SHAH. Two other escort carriers, HMS KHEDIVE (leading) are coming up off the starboard quarter. All three carriers were out at sea when the end of WWII came. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205161379