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21. The Coroner's jury visiting the wreck of the Princess Alice.
*The Coroner's jury visiting the wreck of the Princess Alice. One of the many scenes contained in the extended 'Illustrated London News' coverage of the 'Princess Alice' disaster and its aftermath. This...
22. The crowd outside the London Steam Boat Company's office.
*The crowd outside the London Steam Boat Company's office. Another dramatic scene from the extended 'Illustrated London News' coverage of the 'Princess Alice' disaster. After news of the collision spread, a...
23. The gunboat HMS Waterwitch (1866).
*The gunboat HMS Waterwitch (1866). The armoured gunboat HMS 'Waterwitch' (1866) had a displacement of 1280 tons. She was one of the many gunboats built for the Admiralty at the Thames...
24. The great babe's cradles.
*The great babe's cradles. Over 1,200 tons of timber were needed for the building of the piles that supported the 'Great Eastern' during her construction at Millwall. The...
25. The Galloper lightship in a gale.
*The Galloper lightship in a gale. Lightships are placed as a warning near sand banks, reefs and shoals and serve as sign posts for port entrances. They are always located at places...
26. The gale of 1865.
*The gale of 1865. Scenes on the Thames during the gale of 19 March 1865.
27. The gunboats HMS Viper and HMS Vixen.
*The gunboats HMS Viper and HMS Vixen. The 1230-ton armoured screw gunboats HMS 'Viper' and HMS 'Vixen' were both built in Thames-side yards. 'Viper' was launched in 1865 at Dudgeon's yard...
28. The guns of HMS Sans Pareil.
*The guns of HMS Sans Pareil. HMS 'Sans Pareil' was launched at Thames Ironworks on 9 May 1887. Her 16.25-inch gun was the largest calibre gun mounted in a British warship with...
29. The hydraulic steam lifeboat City of Glasgow, built by Green of Blackwall.
*The hydraulic steam lifeboat City of Glasgow, built by Green of Blackwall. The hydraulic steam lifeboat 'City of Glasgow', one of many small vessels built at the yards of Green of Blackwall. By 1893, when this ship was...
30. The hull of the Canton, used as a graving dock in Limehouse.
*The hull of the Canton, used as a graving dock in Limehouse. The firm of Fletcher, Son and Fearnall was one of the oldest on the Thames, having been founded by a Mr Fletcher at Shadwell in the 18th century. The...
 
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