1085, BDB 86/1/6769 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1085
Launch of Vickers Naval Airship at Barrow
22 May 1911
The largest naval airship in the World at the time, the HMA1, nicknamed 'Mayfly', emerges from its shed on Cavendish Dock. Many sailors on dockside and spectators including another photographer. Some sailors in rowing boats in dock. The first flight was 22 May 1911.
1085, BDB 86/1/6769 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1085
Launch of Vickers Naval Airship at Barrow
22 May 1911
The largest naval airship in the World at the time, the HMA1, nicknamed 'Mayfly', emerges from its shed on Cavendish Dock. Many sailors on dockside and spectators including another photographer. Some sailors in rowing boats in dock. The first flight was 22 May 1911.
| Location: | Cavendish Dock, Barrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/6769 |
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| Sankey Number: | 1085 |
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| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1083 | Site of the new deep water berth. | Seen from the water, Ramsden Dock cranes in the background. | |
| 1084 | Canadian tug Sir Hugh Allan | The finished tug steaming down Walney Channel. | |
| 1085 | Launch of Vickers Naval Airship at Barrow | The airship partly out of the hangar | |
| 1086 | Naval Airship | The airship starting to move out of its hangar. | |
| 1087 | Launch of Vickers Naval Airship at Barrow | The airship almost out of its hangar | |
| 1088 | Vickers Naval Airship | The airship moored in the middle of Cavendish Dock, floating on its gondolas. | |
| 1089 | Naval Airship | The airship moving towards its moorings, floating on its gondolas. | |
| 1090 | Naval Airship | The airship about to be moved from its hangar. | |
| 1091 | Launch of Vickers Naval Airship No1 at Barrow | The airship almost out of its hangar | |
| 1092 | Naval Airship | The airship at its moorings. | |
| 1093 | Vickers Naval Airship in Cavendish Dock, Barrow | The airship moving towards its moorings, floating on its gondolas. | |
| 1094 | Naval Airship | Moored in the middle of the dock, floating on its gondolas. | |
| 1095 | Naval Airship | Man with camera saluting the airship. Salthouse Mills in the background. | |
| 1096 | Trawler 'Adventure', FD19 | Sailing trawler in a calm sea. | |
| 1097 | Launch of Vickers Naval Airship at Barrow | The airship beginning to emerge from its hangar next to the ropeworks. | |
| 1098 | Launch of Vickers Naval Airship at Barrow | Similar with lady in strange hat on a risky platform. |
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