8356, BDB 86/1/7883 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.8356
Launch of SS Newfoundland
Jan 1925
Photo of a photo. View from a crane of the starboard aft quarter of the ship on the stocks days before launch - Props still under ship and launchway not greased. Cranes have 'sails' over counterbalance weights to allow them to align with the wind. Passenger Cargo ship built for the Warren Line. Was a mail ship to Canada. In WWII she was converted into a hospital ship. She was bombed and sunk as she approached Salerno in 1943 with the loss of 38 lives including her doctors.
8356, BDB 86/1/7883 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.8356
Launch of SS Newfoundland
Jan 1925
Photo of a photo. View from a crane of the starboard aft quarter of the ship on the stocks days before launch - Props still under ship and launchway not greased. Cranes have 'sails' over counterbalance weights to allow them to align with the wind. Passenger Cargo ship built for the Warren Line. Was a mail ship to Canada. In WWII she was converted into a hospital ship. She was bombed and sunk as she approached Salerno in 1943 with the loss of 38 lives including her doctors.
| Location: | Barrow Island Ward, Barrow-in Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/7883 |
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| Sankey Number: | 8356 |
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Album 14 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
Album Number: Album 14
Page Number: 32
All Images on This Page
| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8350 | MV Moveria | MV Moveria in open water | |
| 8351 | Launch of SS Newfoundland | SS Newfoundland being launched | |
| 8352 | Launch of SS Newfoundland | SS Newfoundland entering Walney Channel after launch | |
| 8353 | Launch of SS Newfoundland | SS Newfoundland moving down slipway into Walney Channel | |
| 8354 | Launch of SS Newfoundland Platform | Launch of SS Newfoundland Platform | |
| 8355 | Launch of SS Newfoundland Platform | Launch of SS Newfoundland Platform | |
| 8356 | Launch of SS Newfoundland | SS Newfoundland on stocks | |
| 8357 | SS Carinthia | PC struck through and SS Newfounland replaced by Corinithia | |
| 8358 | Launch of Ortranto (9/6/25) | Stern view of Ortranto on stocks before launch | |
| 8359 | TSS Carinthia at Vickers Wharf Barrow | TSS Carinthia at Vickers fitting out wharf Buccleuch Dock |
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