*British, WW2, HM Submarine L26 – Two Original Photographs*
Two Original Photograph of WW2 Submarine L26. This photograph originally formed part of the Lou Britton British Submarine Collection, which was acquired by the Royal Navy Submarine Museum, Gosport in 2007.
Approximate Dimensions:
Photograph 1: 17.9cm x 12.9cm
Photograph 2: 27.1cm x 12.4cm - On the reverse a faint copyright is discernible.
HMS L26 was a British L-class submarine launched in 1919 but completed in 1926. Although built too late for World War I, she was one of three L-class boats to serve in World War II. After the war, she was sunk as a sonar target off Nova Scotia in 1946.
L26 measured 238 feet (72.7 m) in length, displaced 914 long tons surfaced, and had a crew of 35. Powered by two 1,200 hp diesel engines and two 600 hp electric motors, she reached 17 knots (31 km/h) on the surface and 10.5 knots (19 km/h) submerged. She carried four 21-inch torpedo tubes, two 18-inch broadside tubes, and a 4-inch deck gun.
Her career included Mediterranean service, an explosion in 1933 that killed two crew members, and World War II patrols off Jutland and Brest. Transferred to Canada in 1943 for anti-submarine training, she was scuttled in 1946 and later rediscovered during the Swissair Flight 111 wreck search.
*Condition*
Good used condition. Photograph 2 - the sepia photograph has the end torn off. Please see photographs as part of the condition report.
