Submarine Collection (page 9)

Last moments of HMS Courageous by G. H. Davis
The last moments of HMS Courageous after being torpedoed by a German U-boat: the crew abandoning ship in the failing evening light

New rescue bell technique by G. H. Davis
Using the new rescue bell technique: HMS Kingfisher, the Royal Navys new submarine rescue ship. Date: 1954

Use of radar in the war at sea by G. H. Davis
Radar in the war at sea: some ways in which the Royal Navy used this weapon during the Second World War. Date: 1945

Growth of the US Navy by G. H. Davis
The rapid growth of the US Navy during the Second World War: the vast array of warships built since the beginning of 1940. Showing US warships, from submarines to battleships. Date: 1945

U-boat warfare 1939-1945 by G. H. Davis
U-boat warfare 1939-1945: a survey of changing German submarines and tactics in a never-ceasing battle during the Second World War

British submarine depot ship by G. H. Davis
A home from home for underwater sailors during the Second World War: details of a typical British submarine depot ship. These mother ships were floating workshops and supply depots

Actions against U-boats in Atlantic by G. H. Davis
Two successful actions against German U-boats in the Atlantic during the Second World War. Date: 1944

Escort carrier Archer by G. H. Davis
How the escort carrier Archer made her kill in the gap during the Second World War. The aircraft of the Archer, escorting an Atlantic convoy, sight and sink a German U-boat. Date: 1943

Inside a British submarine by G. H. Davis
Inside a British submarine in use during the Second World War: what happens during the hours of darkness and in daylight. The lives of underwater crews

Added protection for warship by G. H. Davis
Added protection to the possible capital ship of tomorrow (see 10652993), in the form of fast submarine-chasers. Date: 1942

British submarine sinks German cruiser by G. H. Davis
A 6000-ton Koln class German cruiser sunk by the British submarine Ursula after she had penetrated into the Elbe estuary. December 1939

Saga of the Salmon by G. H. Davis
The saga of the Salmon, a British submarine, which let the Bremen go, but torpedoed a German submarine and two cruisers, the Leipzig and the Blucher. December 1939

British destroyers v. German U-boat by G. H. Davis
The long arm of the Royal Navy: a German U-boat meets its end in the Atlantic, British destroyers having picked up its trail 120 miles away

Mending Atlantic cables by G. H. Davis
Mending earthquake-torn Atlantic cables: methods and tools. How the Atlantic cables broken by the submarine earthquake (18 November) are repaired: perilous work in winter. Date: 1929

New device for torpedoed tankers by G. H. Davis
Saved by compressed air: a new device for torpedoed tankers. How tankers holed by U-boat torpedoes during the Second World War can remain afloat by using compressed air. Date: 1943

Manufacture of the Atlantic cable
The manufacture of the Atlantic submarine cable at Glass, Elliott and Co.s Works, East Greenwich, London Date: 1857

Survivors from German U-boat attack, WW1
Some of the survivors from a German U-boat attack which sank three British cruisers (Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy) in the North Sea on 22 September 1914, in the early stages of the First World War

Cartoon, Holidays as Usual, WW1
Cartoon, Holidays as Usual. Mr Jones goes bathing at a seaside resort in the early days of the First World War, not heeding the warnings about submarines being on the lookout for the enemy

German propaganda postcard, Our U-Boats, WW1
German propaganda postcard, Our U-Boats, depicting an enemy seaplane crashing into the sea near a German submarine during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Battleship v. submarine by G. H. Davis
Battleship versus submarine: Sir Percy Scotts views on the position of the capital ship illustrated in a series of special Sphere diagrams. Top: the fleet bottled up in a harbour by submarines

Method of saving submarine seamen by G. H. Davis
Our own method of saving submarine seamen. Showing two divers wearing the recently invented copper helmet and waterproof jacket

British midget submarine attack by G. H. Davis
One of the Second World Wars most daring exploits: the British midget submarine (XE3) attack which gained VCs for Lieutenant Ian Fraser RNR and Leading Seaman James Magennis

Surface action with guns by G. H. Davis
Inside a British submarine during the Second World War: a surface action with guns. How an underwater boat comes up to attack light surface vessels with gunfire. Date: 1943

Menace of the U-boat by G. H. Davis
The deadly menace of the U-boat: the power and possibilities of Germanys underwater wolves. Some details of the operational methods of enemy submarines working in the Atlantic shipping lanes during

Speed controversy and ship losses by G. H. Davis
Faster or slower cargo ships? Some of the outstanding features in the speed controversy over ship losses during the Second World War

Building merchant ships by G. H. Davis
How pre-fabricated sections are used in the building of merchant ships in British shipyards during the Second World War. Rapid construction of cargo vessels to make good the losses sustained by

Japanese two-man submarine by G. H. Davis
The Japanese two-man submarine: a surprise weapon in sea warfare during the Second World War. An illustration of the tiny craft which raided Pearl Harbour

British submarine A7 which failed to come to the surface
Diagram of British submarine A7 which failed to come to the surface while exercising in Whitsand Bay, Cornwall, was one of the oldest submarines left (at the time)

H. M. S. D1 submarine
A Royal Navy D Class submarine, launched in 1908. Following service in World War One, the D1 was used for target practice and sunk in October 1918 Date: 1914

H. M. S. E7 submarine
A Royal Navy E class submarine laid down in 1912. The E7 took part in the Dardanelles campaign, sinking thirteen ships. After becoming entangled in Turkish anti-submarine nets

Poster, Red Cross hospital ship, WW1
First World War poster: What a Red Rag is to a Bull, the Red Cross is to the Hun. Showing a German U-boat torpedoing a clearly marked British hospital ship

Tactics in a torpedo action by G. H. Davis
What happens inside a British submarine when she sights enermy vessels and attacks with torpedoes. 1943

Training school for submarine crew 1943
The U.S Navy submarine school at New London, which these photographs were taken is a rigorous training ground for the men who have already passed preliminary teasts fitting them for their dangerous

Heligoland submarine rescue by G. H. Davis
During the naval action off Heligoland in the early part of the First World War, a boats crew is rescued by a British submarine. Date: August 1914

Submarine HMS C32 launching torpedo, WW1
A submarine, the British HMS C32, sinks below the surface of the sea to launch a deadly torpedo, which leaves a visible track as it speeds towards its target. Date: 1914

Submarine mines, WW1
How submarine mines look when laid on the seabed. Each one contains a charge of gun cotton, and explodes on contact. Date: 1914

U-15 German submarine
The German submarine U-15, which became the first U-boat to be lost to an enemy warship when on 9 August 1914 it was rammed by H.M.S. Birmingham. All 23 crew members perished. Date: 1914

Three women with beached submarine
Three women at Birling Gap, Sussex, in front of a beached submarine. Date: 1926

James Nasmyths floating mortar of short range by which an enemy invading ship may be destroyed

Admiral Alfred Friedrich von Tirpitz (1849 - 1930), pictured when serving as Secretary of State for the Imperial German Navy, 1909

Sir John Pender - 3
SIR JOHN PENDER engineer, particularly associated with submarine telegraphy Date: 1815 - 1896

Sir John Pender - 2
SIR JOHN PENDER engineer, particularly associated with submarine telegraphy Date: 1815 - 1896

Dekobras Submarine
The interior of Maurice Dekobras submarine, showing the capstan and a drinks cabinet. Date: early 1930s

Christmas Greetings from The Australian Airforce. An RAF Hawk is flying in with a large bomb to take out a Japanese submarine, which is spouting curses via its periscope! Date: 1942

Submarine training at HMS Vernon - Escape Chamber
Submarine training at HMS Vernon, a shore establishment or stone frigate of the Royal Navy at Chatham Dockyard, Kent. Waiting on the surface after a successful escape. Date: late 1930s

Submarine training at HMS Vernon, a shore establishment or stone frigate of the Royal Navy at Chatham Dockyard, Kent. Operating the flooding gear in the escape chamber of a Submarine. Date: late 1930s

A Royal Navy Sea King alongside a submarine

A Martin P5M-1 Marlin is refuelled on the open sea by a moving submarine, the USS Guavina. 1955. Date: 1955

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