An armed auxiliary cruiser bringing a convoy of American troops into the River Thames.

An armed auxiliary cruiser bringing a convoy of American troops into the River Thames. © National Maritime Museum, London

Repro ID: PY6692

Description: Many ordinary passenger vessels were taken over by the government during the Second World War and fitted out as military vessels and troop ships.

Creator: Herbert Barnard John Everett

Date: c. 1942

Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London