The Dunboyne was a full-rigged ship built at Whitehaven and launched in March 1888. Now renamed the af Chapman she is still afloat, and is reputedly the World's third oldest surviving iron-built ship (the Euterpe, built in the Isle of Man, is one…
Royal Navy’s First Diesel Powered Sub Launched 105 Years Ago Today
On 16th May 1908 HMS D1, the first of the D Class Submarines of the Royal Navy was launched. The photo above, taken by Stephen Cribb, shows the D1 moored in Portsmouth harbour…
Team of eleven men, three seated cross-legged, five kneeling, three standing with three other men in suits.
Teams wearing studded boots and sports shirts with Cornish, two wearing belts.
Image shows photograph with torn edges pinned to board.
Four females seated, young baby to old woman, possibly one family through generations.
Image shows photograph pinned on to board with newspaper cutting. Reads "..s, is great ..e Scout SSWC ..e call ov.. favour"