IWM caption : ADMIRAL OF THE FLEET <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Mountbatten,_1st_Earl_Mountbatten_of_Burma" class="extiw" title="en:Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma">EARL MOUNTBATTEN OF BURMA</a>. Mountbatten arrives on board <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Glasgow_(C21)" class="extiw" title="en:HMS Glasgow (C21)">HMS GLASGOW</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta" class="extiw" title="en:Malta">Malta</a> to assume command of the Mediterranean Fleet
Royal Navy official photographer
1952-05-16
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