Periscope Collection (#3)

Chinese observation post
A Chinese observation post during the Sino-Japanese war Date: 1937-1945

Saga of the Salmon by G. H. Davis
The saga of the Salmon, a British submarine, which let the Bremen go, but torpedoed a German submarine and two cruisers, the Leipzig and the Blucher. December 1939

Advert for Watsons Giraffe trench periscope 1915
To save life in the trenches Watsons Giraffe. By its means the soldier can see what is happening above and beyond the trenches without exposing his head. Suppiled for the British Army. Date: 1915

Cartoon, Holidays as Usual, WW1
Cartoon, Holidays as Usual. Mr Jones goes bathing at a seaside resort in the early days of the First World War, not heeding the warnings about submarines being on the lookout for the enemy

Sir Howard Grubb
SIR HOWARD GRUBB Irish inventor and manufacturer of telescopes and other scientific instruments, famous for inventing the periscope. Date: 1844 - 1931

Bow and sail view of USS Kamehameha, SSN 642, on the surface off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii

German World War 1 poster, U BOOTE HERAUS (U BOATS AWAY) (colour litho)
XCF411534 German World War 1 poster, " U BOOTE HERAUS" (U BOATS AWAY) (colour litho) by Erdt, Hans Rudi (1883-1925); Private Collection; German

WWI: GERMAN SUBMARINE. Captured German mine-laying U-boat, SM UC-5, showing the conning tower, periscope and mines. Photographed during World War I, c1916

WORLD WAR I: SUBMARINE. An officer looking through a periscope on a submarine during World War I. Photograph, c1916

WORLD WAR I: FRENCH TROOPS. A French grenade thrower looking through a periscope from a sand-bagged trench during World War I. Photograph, 1914-1918

WWI: TRENCHES, c1915. Entrenched Highlanders on the lookout using mirror periscope. Stereograph, c1915

WORLD WAR I: TRENCH. Scottish soldiers in a trench on the lookout for Germans, using a mirror periscope during World War I

Christmas Greetings from The Australian Airforce. An RAF Hawk is flying in with a large bomb to take out a Japanese submarine, which is spouting curses via its periscope! Date: 1942

Periscope view, early 20th century
Periscope view. Submarine view through a periscope, obtained between 1908 and 1919. The numbers across the top indicate the heading in degrees (between 0 and 360) of the direction of view

The amphibious periscope 1915
Different ways of using a periscope in The First War World. British soldier looking through periscope in the trenches, an officer using a periscope on board a german submarine. Date: 1915

Australian soldiers, Croix du Bac near Armentieres, WW1
Australian soldiers in a front line trench at Croix du Bac, near Armentieres, northern France, during the First World War. They are using a mirror periscope. Date: 18 May 1916

Ostrich by Mallett
Humorous cartoon by Mallett showing an ostrich with its head typically in the sand, but who is cheating slightly with the use of a periscope. Date: 1951

Royal Wedding 1947 - Using periscopes
A vast crowd use periscopes as their only means of seeing the procession during the royal wedding of 1947 between Princess Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth II) and Prince Philip

Coronation. Pikemen arrive with drummers
A few members of the Pikemen and Liverymen of the City of London, preceded by two drummers, approach the Abbey west door. A sea of periscopes are raised in the foregrouond. 1953

British Sub in Section
A British submarine in section showing how it attacks, drawing near to the enemy ship with only the periscope showing Date: 1914

U-Boat Periscope

Sketches While You Wait by George Ranstead
Original pen and ink drawing on a postcard showing a humorous scene from the trenches. A pleasant looking British Tommy, possibly George Ranstead, the artist

Periscope 1915
Lieutenant Kerr MC, who was later killed, using a periscope in a trench on Rue de Bois on the Western Front in France during World War I in February 1915

World War I
A British soldier looks through a periscope from behind a bunker on the Belgian coast on the Western Front in Belgium during World War I in 1917

Canadian troops wearing steel helmets
Canadian troops on the front line wearing the recently introduced steel helmets

French soldier in a trench 1915
French soldier in a listening post in the French line on Vimy Ridge using a periscope on the French front during World War I in December 1915. This post was retaken by the Germans in 1916

British L22 Submarine, Built by Vickers in Barrow-in-Furness in 1917

Bluffing the Periscope
Taking cover from U-boats. Hints for bathers unnecessarily nervous about submarines off shore. Another ridiculous idea from Heath Robinson

The land periscope: A German staf officer observing with a hyposcope

A periscope field glasses and their use in observation

A German telescopic field-periscope
A photograph of a German army field-periscope captured by the French army in 1916. The device, whose telescopic tube could be extended up to twenty-five meters in height

Hindenburg / Periscope
PAUL VON HINDENBURG German General and statesman with General Ludendorff and Oberst Hoffmann (right) in Poland

Germans Use Periscope
North Africa : a German soldier uses a periscope to observe the positions of the enemy line

U-Boat Periscope in Use
A German officer uses a periscope to look above the surface

Gustave Zede Submarine
The Gustave Zede is one of the worlds first successful submarines, performing 2500+ dives without mishap : she is the first submarine to be equipped with a periscope

Submarine Periscope
How one sees in a submarine - the periscope chamber

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"Periscope: Unveiling the Hidden Depths of Warfare" Step back in time to World War I, where Britain's sea power became a vital tool in their quest for victory. A German propaganda poster boldly proclaimed, "U Boote Heraus. " as they unleashed their deadly submarines upon the seas. The crew of a German submarine, amidst the chaos and danger, relied on periscopes to navigate and strike fear into their enemies. But periscopes were not limited to the depths of the ocean; they found their way into trenches too. Soldiers sought solace from war by playing cards in these grim surroundings, captured forever in haunting photographs from c1916 and even later years like c1920. Gerald C. Hudson's poignant artwork titled "Periscope and All" immortalizes the bravery and resourcefulness displayed during WWI. Meanwhile, Pat Jackson's Western Approaches (1944) showcases how periscopes continued to play a crucial role during WWII. From Gallipoli trench warfare to British L56 Submarine missions, these telescopic wonders provided soldiers with a glimpse of hope amidst turmoil. Look-outs stationed themselves diligently in 1917 while Royal Navy British Submarines utilized periscopes for strategic advantage. Even beyond wartime conflicts, periscopes proved invaluable tools for exploration and surveillance alike. Witnessing its usage within a British submarine probably dating back to the 1930s reminds us that innovation knows no bounds when it comes to safeguarding our shores. So let us remember those who peered through these optical marvels – brave souls who dared venture into unknown waters or huddled deep within treacherous trenches – all united by one common thread: Periscope - an instrument that revealed both triumphs and tragedies hidden beneath turbulent waves or battlefields strewn with sacrifice.