REF. NO. | DENOMINATION | DESCRIPTION | NO. ISSUED | CONDITION | VALUE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
101 | £1 shares | 190[3]-[5], blue | #5,#99,#112 | VF | £132 Spink 11/11 £456 Spink 11/16 £322 Spink 2/21 |
British Submarine Boat Company Ltd
Registered 1902. Formed to acquire the patents and submarines belonging to French inventor M. Claude Goubet. Goubet failed to interest the French Government in his invention so he sold to this syndicate which promptly tried to interest the British and other Governments in this small fighting submarine. In the end the company failed as preference was for the larger Holland type vessel. Dissolved <1932. Company number 73469
Capital £20,000 in shares of £1.
1902