1939 Press Photo Wreaths for Thetis memorial service in Liverpool Bay

WREATHS FOR "THETIS" MEMORIAL SERVICE. As guns of the Fleet boomed a final salute, a memorial service took place over the spot where the "Thetis" lies, forty miles out from shore, in Liverpool Bay where she sanke d ing acceptance trials. The service was conducted from the minesweeper "Hobe", which carried relatives of the 99 man who died in the submarine. PHOTO SHOPS: Sailors with wreaths going aboard th Liverpool.

Photo is dated 1939.

Photo measures 9.5 x 7.5 inches.