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A Romanian torpedo boat at the Thames Ironworks.

A Romanian torpedo boat at the Thames Ironworks.
A Romanian torpedo boat at the Thames Ironworks.
© National Maritime Museum, London
Repro ID: H2682
Description: In 1905 the Romanian government had ordered eight torpedo vedette boats, for service on the River Danube, from the Thames Ironworks. Each had a displacement of 405 tons. The image above shows one of the vessels on the stocks prior to launching.
Creator: Guillaume
Date: 1906
Credit line: Newham Archives and Local Studies Library collection.
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