I've just scanned some interesting WWI naval shots from a book called "The Silver Jubilee Book, The story of 25 Eventful years in Pictures", published in 1935. It was published in commemoration of King George V's reign. My mother has had this book since she was 5 and I remember reading it years ago as a boy. I've not seen too many of these shots anywhere else so I think this may be the first time some of them have been published on the web.
Hope you enjoy the photos:
A U-Boat torpedoes a merchant:
A merchie sinking fast:
Survivors attempting to escape:
Boats from HMAS Sydney rescue survivors from the KM Emden with the wreck grounded in the background:
The Home Fleet passes in review:
The Home Fleet leaving the Firth of Forth in 1914 under a foreboding sky:
The sinking of the Blucher. Only 200 of the 1000 crew survived. This shot shows members of the crew scrambling over the side as the ship rolls over:
The surrendered German fleet led into Scapa Flow by HMS Queen Elizabeth:
Scuttling of the german fleet in Scapa:
A camoflagued troopship leaving Boulogne harbour:
