ROYAL NAVY TORPEDO BOAT DEPOT SHIP H.M.S. VULCAN & SUBMARINE - UNPOSTED

ROYAL NAVY TORPEDO BOAT DEPOT SHIP H.M.S. VULCAN & SUBMARINE - UNPOSTED This is a photographic postcard of the Royal Navy Torpedo Boat Depot Ship H.M.S. Vulcan & Submarine. There is no publisher name on this card. This card is unposted. CONDITION This card is in good condition. This card has been trimmed at some tome a little unevenly. ( see photo) BACKGROUND LaLa HMS Vulcan, Torpedo Boat Depot Ship. HMS Vulcan built at Portsmouth Dockyard and launched 13th June 1889. Her main purpose was to launch smaller torpedo boats against enemy shipping. She looked very similar to a cruiser except for two large cranes used for deploying torpedo boats, similar protective deck armour to a cruiser. In 1915 she was used as a submarine depot ship and in 1931 became a training hulk and was renamed HMS Defiance III, finally being scrapped in 1955. Source: http://www./vulcan.htm By Paypal please. Presented in Polyprotec postcard sleeve and despatched in hardbacked envelope. UK: By Royal Mail first class post. UK Postage is �1.00p REST OF THE WORLD: Royal Mail Airmail (Small Packets) �2.50 I hope that you will enjoy your purchase. However, before bidding/purchase please read the description very carefully to ensure it is what you want. I have tried very hard to describe this item truthfully and accurately. If however you wish to return the item, please notify me by email within seven working days after the day it has been received,(as covered by Distance Selling Regulations). A cash refund will be given but return postage is the responsibility of the buyer. read more