/internal/media/dispatcher/7265/fullMMM 003334The End of an Era - H.M.S London Leaving Grand HarbourPhotography1 April 197919791979Framed photograph of H.M.S London flying the flag of Admiral ONA Cecil (Commander British Forces and Flag Officer Malta), leaving Grand Harbour on 1 April 1979, the final stage of the British Services' withdrawl from Malta. It is signed by the Captain Royal Navy Commanding Officer. The photograph is taken from above the Lower Barakka Gardens.On recto, top on a black cloth "HMS London", below the photograph in black ink "HMS London, flying the flag of Rear Admiral ONA Cecil (Commander British Forces and Flag Officer Malta), leaving Grand Harbour on 1st April 1979, the final stage of the British Services' withdrawal from Malta. [signed] Captain, Royal Navy, Commanding Office".English45.5 x 40.3cmMalta Maritime MuseumMalta Maritime Museum, Archive41246-783180EEA.18600Positive; MonochromaticHeritage Malta689Positive, black and white, textile, framed.