Vice Admiral Sir Cecil Ponsonby Talbot, K.C.B., K.B.E., D.S.O.
(1884-1970)
Photo Collection
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Five submarines alongside HMS Dolphin (Gosport), from left to right are HMS E-1, HMS D-2, HMS C-35,
HMS B-1 and HMS A-5.



Fall 1913: HMS E-6 seen on builder's trials. (Note: HMS E-6 sank after hitting a mine laid by SMS UC-5 on Dec. 26, 1915, her whole crew was lost with her.)



Fall 1913: HMS E-6 seen on builder's trials.



Lt. Commander Cecil P. Talbot, first commanding officer of HMS E-6 (left) and a man identified as Freeman seen on the conning tower of HMS E-6 during the builder's trials.



The conning tower of HMS E-6 seen while en route from Barrow to Portsmouth.



Lt. Commander Cecil P. Talbot seen in the conning tower of HMS E-6.
(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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