EARLY SUBMARINES
from old postcards and sectioned drawings of 1940's warships
a Steve Johnson Cyberheritage "content over style" web page
Steve Johnson is a winner of the Devon Heritage Award for excellence in outreach historical education
I have always had a love of submarines, particularly the old ones. I find it hard to get too excited over modern submarines, especially the nuclear ones, my interest passing with the demise of the Oberon class fleet.
These postcards here are almost all of the photographic type and show boats and "scenes2 otherwise not seen. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. All were bought in the mid to late 1970`s. The maximum cost of any card purchased was £5.50. Enjoy!
GALLERY
Submarine B6 loading torpedoes
a fine collection of A class boats in great detail...Tremendous
four C class boats alongside at Torquay, Devon, U.K.
"HEARTS OF OAK" postcard
HMS Forth as depot vessel in Hamoaze off Devonport Dockyard
crew of K 14 on casing
motor room shot of U 54.....probably World War 1
five D class boats at Torquay
unknown French boat at Dunkirk 1914? earlier?
beached U 118 at Hastings, World War I
surrender of German U Boat fleet at Harwich at the end of World War I
Royal Navy vessels in the Hamoaze, photo taken from the area of the then shore base at HMS Defiance, close to Saltash, Cornwall, U.K. ?1912? NB. R.N.A.D. Bullpoint is visible at left with Devonport Dockyard in the distance.
and now the cutaways - all World War II
HMS WARSPITE, after refit, showing new features such as aircraft hangars and new massive "tower" bridge.
HMS REPULSE, all 32,000 tons of her. She is a Battle-Cruiser.
HMS ARK ROYAL
HMS SOUTHAMPTON, at 9,000 tons, showing 4 triple turrets,, mounting 12 6inch guns, the catapult, and aircraft hangar. She is a Cruiser.
An un-named Destroyer, this type is a Flotilla Leader.
A non-specific submarine type, but looking a tad like a "L"class boat to me.
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