Title

The Great War: Liet. Commander Hobrook and the crew of B11

Caption

The Great War: Liet. Commander Hobrook and the crew of B11. HMS B11 was the last of 11 B-class submarines built for the Royal Navy in the first decade of the 20th century. Completed in 1906, it is best known for carrying out a successful attack on the Ottoman battleship Mesûdiye in the Dardanelles, an action for which her captain, Commander Norman Douglas Holbrook VC (9 July 1888 – 3 July 1976), received the Victoria Cross

Date

20th century

Credit line

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP24A00_475

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

35,3Mb (1,1Mb) / 13,9in x 9,9in / 4158 x 2965 (300dpi)

Keywords

The Great War Liet Commander Hobrook crew B11 HMS B11 B-class submarines Royal Navy 20th century attack Ottoman battleshi Mesûdiye Dardanelles captain Commander Norman Douglas Holbrook VC Victoria Cross war conflict World War I navy

Restrictions

Editorial use only.