Vice Admiral Sir Cecil Ponsonby Talbot, K.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O.
(1884-1970)
Photo Collection
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HMS M-1, date and location unknown. (Note: HMS M-1 was run down and sunk on Nov. 12, 1925 by the Swedish ship SS Vidar, the entire crew was lost with her.)



HMS M-1 firing her 12"/40 (300mm) main gun.



HMS L-25, HMS L-26 and a third submarine (barely visible) seen at Gibraltar.



HMS Lucia with six L class submarines seen alongside. From left to right: HMS L-16, HMS L-17, unidentified, HMS L71, HMS L-21 and HMS L-25.



1924: A model of submarine X-1.
(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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