An album in poor condition (covers missing and leather spine weak) showing portrait photographs for ten vessels and two engines built by John I. Thornycroft at their Chiswick yard, London, between 1894-1900.

1. HMS Speedy (1893) [port near beam view, at anchor]
2. HMS Albatross (1898) steaming at 32 knots [port near bow view, underway]
3. HMS Ardent (1894), Boxer (1894), and Bruiser (1895) [shows the port near bow view of Boxer followed by Ardent]
4. HMS Desperate, Fame, Foam, Mallard, Angler, Ariel [shows starboard near bow view of HMS Fame (1896) underway at speed]
5. Japanese Torpedo Boat Destroyers Murakumo, Shinonome, Yugiri, Shiranui, Kagerou, Susgumo [shows the port near beam view of one of the Kagerou class (1898-9) at anchor, flying the Rising Sun]
6. Shallow Draft Gunboats: Melik, Woodcock, Woodlark [shows the port near beam view of HMS Melik at moorings]
7. Steam Lifeboats Queen, Duke of Northumberland, President Van Heel [shows the port broadside of Queen (1897) underway with passengers]
8. Shallow Draft River Launch [shows the port broadside of the steam launch Bedouin (1900) at anchor]
9. Shamrock (1899) built for Sir Thomas Lipton [starboard bow view of her underway with main sail, topsail and both jibs set]
10. Thornycroft Patent Engine for Destroyers of which 61 complete sets have been supplied or are under construction.
11. Thornycroft Patent Watertube Boiler for which 800,000 I.H.P. have been supplied of various types.
12. Thornycroft Patent Watertube Boiler with casings and mountings on.