USS Sealion (APSS 315) off Little Creek, VA on 4 May 1956, with an H-19 helicopter on deck. Originally a WWII "fleet boat", Sealion served in various troop-carrying configurations postwar, including special forces transport. She carried several designations: SS, SSP, ASSP, APSS, and later LPSS.
2002: Status Quo play for fans and sailors on board the HMS Ark Royal in Portsmouth. The band staged the concert to promote their new album Heavy Traffic CREDIT: Matthew Fearn/PA
