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AJAXNETPHOTO - 1877 - CHISWICK, ENGLAND. - FIRST NAVY TORPEDO BOAT - HMS LIGHTNING (HMTB 1), THE FIRST OF 19 OF HER CLASS BUILT BY CO LTD., AT THEIR YARD ON THE RIVER THAMES, REACHED A SPEED OF 17 KNOTS AND WAS EQUIPPED TO CARRY THE WHITEHEAD TORPEDO. PHOTO:VT COLLECTION/AJXNETPHOTO REF:AVL_NA_VT_LIGHTNING_VTCOLL450_10
AJAXNETPHOTO - 1877 - CHISWICK, ENGLAND. - FIRST NAVY TORPEDO BOAT - HMS LIGHTNING (HMTB 1), THE FIRST OF 19 OF HER CLASS BUILT BY CO LTD., AT THEIR YARD ON THE RIVER THAMES, REACHED A SPEED OF 17 KNOTS AND WAS EQUIPPED TO CARRY THE WHITEHEAD TORPEDO. PHOTO:VT COLLECTION/AJXNETPHOTO REF:AVL_NA_VT_LIGHTNING_VTCOLL450_10
Size: 3245px × 1944px
Location: CHISWICK, ENGLAND.
Photo credit: © AJAXNETPHOTO/COLLECTIONS / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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