'Slabbie' a black/white cat standing on its back legs with front paws up looking at something out of frame.

A photographic print of 'Slabbie', a large black/white cat standing on its back legs with front paws up looking at something out of frame.

The photograph is captioned 'May 1914. / "Did you say Fish? " / "Yes please!"

Engineer Lieutenant Herbert Allan Slade joined the battleship at HMS Hercules's (1910) commissioning on 31 July 1911. He was then appointed to RN College Dartmouth on 4 May 1914. This photograph may be when he had time for shore leave before joining Dartmouth.

Object Details

ID: ALB0353.95
Type: Photographic print
Display location: Not on display
Date made: May 1914
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 57 mm x 38 mm
Parts: Career of Lt. Cdr. Herbert Allan Slade, RN (1888-1938) (Photograph album)