File:HMS Birmingham (C19) at Shanghai in 1939.jpg

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Description The Royal Navy light cruiser HMS Birmingham (C19) moored in the Whangpoo (Huangpu) River, Shanghai, China, in late May or early June 1939. She has large Union Jacks painted atop her awnings and turrets to assist identification from the air, and carries a Supermarine Walrus aircraft amidships. What appears to be a British Insect-class gunboat is near shore in the center background.
Source Official U.S. Navy photo NH 81986 from the U.S. Navy Naval History and Heritage Command
Author USN
Other versions File:Man of War Row in the Whangpoo (Huangpu) River, Shanghai, China in 1939.jpg

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