In this selection you will see a pet baby fox on board, the mascot of one of the minesweepers, crew members relaxing in their cabin during World War Two in March 1941, a crewman sending a message on a heliograph, crew working out below decks with an improvised punch bag, a paddle steamer which was repurposed as a minesweeper in 1940 and loading the gun on a Royal Navy minesweeper in 1941. All images: Getty Images
21. Minesweeper crew from the past
A crew member working out below decks with an improvised punchbag on a Royal Navy minesweeper during World War II, March 1941. (Photo by Horace Abrahams/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Horace Abrahams
22. Minesweeper crew from the past
On board a British Minesweeper crew. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Hulton Archive
23. Minesweeper crew from the past
Naval officers inspecting the gun turret of a paddle steamer which has been repurposed as a minesweeper during World War II, circa 1940. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Fox Photos
24. Minesweeper crew from the past
An officer on the deck of a Royal Navy minesweeper during World War II, March 1941. (Photo by Horace Abrahams/Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: Horace Abrahams