‘Minesweepers under Attack, Thames Estuary, October 1940’

‘Minesweepers under Attack, Thames Estuary, October 1940’ by John Alan Hamilton. Painting in collection of Imperial War Museum.

1909 photograph of Royal Navy submarines in the River Thames

A view looking west from Victoria Embankment towards Waterloo Bridge. Three C Class submarines are berthed alongside Temple Stairs, with two torpedo boats moored in Kings Reach at the time of the Thames Naval Review. The photograph was taken at 1100 hours. Date made: 23 July 1909.