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Show Britain's Floating Fortresses r ' " r-.....r Y,,: -.,:,...., ,, ; I i ' , .'..,. . , ' ', i , . ' v - - - U : i fU -cv;'' ;p-" i K ; ' -J- .A -i Above: Approach- i . ing one of (,ront Brit- 1 1 ' an's formidable forts 1 1. of tJie sea. 1 hese piant f . masses of steel and t concrete, literally bris- I ; i fing u'ifi gurt'. are a .2U . It -. ? new departure for war, ' ;T and so far as England is .,, , rl concern, a good iniMt- J-O ST t ment. 1 hey are planted ,':Am S3 f1 WJ arod England. "S l?JCZ''' - J Right: On the gun deck J, , .' of a floating fortress the J 'y4,.. -Vr-ie ;iltZ,- ':f'i cretv prepares a 3-inch VA - l3 anti-aircraft gun for firing ' "' i ii JJTA .-A against enemy planes. I ; f . 'sar4 A r tj&'r- z , . A i f$- . - I I x,. - - , Iw. I " '"i i I vY v.. ,, ... .. -.j . - - . 't' ' ' ' ' .. ' : ? : ' ' L. . . i Above: Approaching Approach-ing one of (,reat Brit- ain's formidable forts of the sea. 7 hese giant t masses of steel and concrete, literally bris- tling uith guns, are a neiv departure for war, and so far as England is concerned, a good investment. invest-ment. They are planted in "strategic" spots around England. Right: On the gun deck of a floating fortress the crew prepares a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun for firing against enemy planes. A sentry, a 12-inch cannon, and a lookout pictured on a floating fort somewhere in the southern command. Living quarters are located deep in the bowels of the fort. fir - h- X;-7(aa'J ij ( J I I 7 i m ' 1 j HxV XxXv NXNXX X X X i S "X- xx-X,,, -XU,.. XXJXXX N . I , xS I w--i--ivN' r-L A 1 . WMteMs, 1 V v ix i ' 1 tt - ' 1 lH , ' A XV t |