Vice Admiral Sir Cecil Ponsonby Talbot, K.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O.
(1884-1970)
Photo Collection
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From left to right; HMS D-2, HMS E-6 and HMS E-1 seen alongside Ft. Blockhouse, Gosport, England. (Note: HMS
D-4 sailed from Yarmouth for the Heligoland Bight Nov. 24, 1914 and was lost with her entire crew for unknown reasons.)




Ft. Blockhouse at Gosport, England.



A propaganda postcard showing HMS Glory in very rough seas.



Two unidentified Warrior class cruisers, possibly HMS Warrior and HMS Natal. (Note: HMS Warrior was sunk at the Battle of Jutland.)



Close-up of the nearest ship in the previous photo.
(All photos from the collection of Vice Admiral Sir Cecil Ponsonby Talbot, K.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O.)
Courtesy of Colonel John Talbot



MaritimeQuest wishes to give our deepest appreciation to Col. John Talbot for providing access to his father's magnificent photographic collection for publication on this site. The collection spans several decades and is filled with many rare and some never before published photographs and were are very grateful that he has allowed us to publish the collection.

We also wish to thank Patrick Langrishe without whom the collection could not have been published. Patrick scanned and rescanned the collection in order to obtain the fine quality images presented here. Thanks must also go to Philip J. Heydon, I.S.M. for aiding in research and identification of many of the photographs displayed.


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