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21. 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...
22. The Custom House, 1886.
*The Custom House, 1886. The Custom House in the City of London, in a photograph from 1886. The picture was taken from one of the wharves on the south bank of the Thames, and...
23. 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...
24. 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...
25. 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...
26. 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...
27. 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...
28. The hospital ships in Long Reach.
*The hospital ships in Long Reach. A view of the Metropolitan Asylums Board's floating smallpox hospitals in Long Reach. From the left, they are the 'Atlas', 'Endymion' and 'Castalia'.
29. The iron screw corvette HMS Active.
*The iron screw corvette HMS Active. HMS 'Active' was an iron screw corvette launched in 1869 at the Thames Ironworks, Blackwall. She was 270 feet long and had a displacement of 3080...
30. 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...
 
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