A view looking East towards Blackfriars Bridge with HMS Buzzard in the foreground

Date:: 1906

Location:: Southwark, Greater London Authority; Show all locations

Thames Embankment, Westminster, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, Sw1

Victoria Embankment, Westminster, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority

Reference:: CC97/01142

Type:: Photograph (Negative)

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Description

HMS Buzzard was built in 1887 for the Royal Navy and was the fourth Royal Navy ship to bear this name. She was a 'Nymphe' class sloop employed on the North America and West Indies Station. In 1904 she was converted to a Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve drill ship, based at Blackfriars in London (where this photograph was taken). She was renamed HMS President in 1911 and served under this name until she was broken up in 1921.

Content

This is part of the Collection: YOR01 York And Son Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Curator: Birks, David

Keywords

Victorian Watercraft, Water Transport