Blyth Submarine Base

[Whickham]

A photo of the Submarine Base in the South Harbour at Blyth. The photo is named TITANIA which I am sure relates to the depot ship on the right rather than the young lady with the push chair in the foreground. Quite a few subs there on both sides of the photo.

Photographer unknown

[Whickham]

Probably taken on the same day is HMS Vulcan a torpedo boat depot ship built at Portsmouth in 1889.

Photographer unknown

[magoonigal]

They were actually issued as Post Cards.

Checking the Dates when they were both at Blyth, the picture must have been taken between March and June 1919.

[northeast]

Two of TITANIA at Blyth, previously on Riversea

Converted on stocks and built at Clyde S.B. Co., Port Glasgow (313), launched 4/3/1915. Displacement: 5,250 tons, speed 14.5 knots, Compliment: 249.
No Armament: served throughout WW1 and served with the Home fleet through WW2. Finally scrapped Faslane September 6th. 1949

Left background of upper view

ALFRED HAGE
1905, 1491grt
Helsingors Jernsk. & Msk., Helsingor (104) for Svendsen & Christensen, Copenhagen
1929 MIRA, Red. A/B Wallonia, Helsingborg
1950 VINCENZO, G. Tacomino, Napoli
Broken up at La Spezia, arrived 30/12/1958

[magoonigal]

George,

The second picture is "Her" but NOT at Blyth.

Could be Portsmouth.

[northeast]

Good point, too much watter for Blyth!

[creemaster]

Paul - is that you in the prambulator inthe top photo ??

Graham

[magoonigal]

In which case I'm doing very well for 93........and makes me older than my Mum!!