File:Winnie 14 inch gun St Margaret March 1941 IWM H 7918.jpg

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Description Photograph showing muzzle view of British 14-inch naval gun on modified naval mounting at St Margarets, near Dover. This was the first gun, nicknamed "Winnie" and manned by Royal Marines. Winnie and its partner "Pooh" were reserve guns for the King George V class battleships. They were used in counter-battery fire against German guns across the Channel on the occupied French coast.
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This photograph H 7918 comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums (collection no. 4700-37)
Author Puttnam (Mr), War Office official photographer
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current20:48, 28 November 2011Thumbnail for version as of 20:48, 28 November 2011800 × 602 (73 KB)Rcbutcherreplaced with new higher-resolution version from IWM
12:44, 13 August 2010Thumbnail for version as of 12:44, 13 August 2010300 × 233 (13 KB)Rcbutcher{{Information |Description=Photograph showing muzzle view of British 14-inch naval gun on modified naval mounting at St Margarets, near Dover. This was the first gun, nicknamed "Winnie" and
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