Title
Commander Max Kennedy Horton
Caption
Commander (later Admiral) Max Kennedy Horton (1883 – 1951) British submariner in World War I and commander-in-chief of the Western Approaches in the latter half of World War II, responsible for British participation in the Second World War's Battle of the Atlantic. depicted as a Lieutenant-Commander in command of one of the first British ocean-going submarines, the 800-ton HMS E9. At dawn on 13 September 1914, he torpedoed the German light cruiser SMS Hela six miles southwest of Helgoland.
Date
1914
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP18A02_111
License type
Rights managed
Available size
28,9Mb (1,8Mb) / 9,0in x 12,4in / 2711 x 3732 (300dpi)