Training Ship Exmouth
The Training Ship Exmouth, operated from 1876 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board on the River Thames off Grays, Essex. In 1903, the original vessel became unsafe and was replaced by an identical ship made of iron and steel. Boys aged 12-15, most of them coming from London workhouses, were trained in seamanship, with many going on to join the naval services
Picture No
10418992
Media ID
47549516
Size
4874px x 3048px
(2.1MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham Collection
Source
Unattributed photograph on a postcard published by Charles Voisey, London
Date
early 20th century
