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Submariner's Album in the Far East
SC.SAFE
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Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives
Title: A Submariner's Album in the Far East
Identifier/Call Number: SC.SAFE
Extent:
1.00 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1922-1923
Abstract: This photograph album documents the
experiences of a British submariner aboard the HMS L4 between 1922 and 1923. The album
contains nearly 150 photographs with handwritten descriptions, including more than fifty
images of Hong Kong,with a sequence of photographs depicting celebrations for the Prince of
Wales visit in 1922, a group of images related to the King's birthday, and many street
scenes.
Language of Material: English
Compiled by a lieutenant in the Royal British Navy, this photo album documents his service
aboard the HMS L4, a submarine built by Vickers, Barrow in 1916. Following World War I, the
L4 became part of the 4th Submarine Flotilla, based in Hong Kong from 1919 to 1923. The
album contains 148 photographs with more than fifty images of Hong Kong, including a
sequence of photographs depicting celebrations for the Prince of Wales visit in 1922, a
group of images related to the King's birthday, and many street scenes. Other locations
include Wei Hai Wei, Singapore, Penang, the Suez Canal, and Kuala Lumpur. Many images depict
British sailors enjoying recreational activities such as swimming, fishing, site seeing,
horse racing, and a crocodile shooting expedition. The last sequence of photographs focuses
on exterior and interior shots of the HMS L4, including the control room, the ward room,
wireless office, motor and main switchboards, the diving wheels and gyro, the engine room,
fore and after ends, the bridge, bow and stern views from the bridge, and the bridge
itself.
The collection is open for research use.
Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of
this collection has not been transferred to California State University, Northridge.
Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials
protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires
the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be
commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any
use rests exclusively with the user.
Purchase, 11/18/2014
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Subjects and Indexing Terms
Photographs