Soviet warships in the Mediterranean Sea (1969)

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In 1969, an aircraft from the British carrier HMS Eagle photographs a Soviet Kotlin class missile destroyer taking fuel from a Russian supply ship while shadowing the British carrier, which has come down from a North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) exercise in the Aegean Sea. Throughout the Cold War, naval espionage and the shadowing of enemy ships are used by the two blocs to monitor and assess their respective military forces.

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Source: The view from an aircraft of HMS EAGLE of a Soviet Kotlin Class Missile destroyer taking fuel from a Russian supply ship while shadowing the carrier HMS EAGLE down from the Aegean after a NATO exercise. [online] BIRD'S EYE VIEW OF RUSSIANS. NOVEMBER 1969, AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH OVER THE MEDITERRANEAN. Part of ADMIRALTY OFFICIAL COLLECTION. Royal Navy official photographer. London: Imperial War Museum. Black and White. © Crown copyright. IWM (A 35251).
Catalogue number A 35251
Available at: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205016485.

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Soviet warships in the Mediterranean Sea (1969)