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1. Battenberg's course indicator Mark III.
	Station, speed and distance indicators were developed from the mid-19th century. With the introduction of fast steam ships, it became more important...

2. The drum to carry the PLUTO pipes.
	The huge drum built to carry the pipes for PLUTO (Pipeline Under The Ocean). Over 1250km of pipes were laid between southern England and Normandy...

3. A PLUTO pipeline leaving the coast.
	One of the PLUTO (Pipelines Under The Ocean) pipelines entering the sea at Dungeoness. Through 17 such lines, nearly one million tonnes of fuel was...

4. The gooseberry, Courseulles, by Stephen Bone.
	In this oil painting by the war artist Stephen Bone, the vessels have been sunk to form an artificial breakwater, the outer line of defence for the...

5. Mulberry harbour, Arromanches: Normandy landing, June 1944, by Stephen Bone.
	An oil painting by war artist Stephen Bone, showing a diagonal view of the Mulberry Harbour used at Arromanches. The artist emphasises the solidity...

6. Landing Craft Mechanized, by Leslie Cole.
	Many smaller London shipyards were pressed into the construction of landing craft for the coming invasion of Europe during the Second World War. Some...


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