1104, BDB 86/1/6783 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1104
Naval Airship
22 May 1911
The largest naval airship in the World at the time, the HMA1, nicknamed 'Mayfly', after emerging from its shed on Cavendish Dock. Sailors in a number of rowing boats in attendance. The full length of the shed visible on the left. The first flight was 22 May 1911
1104, BDB 86/1/6783 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1104
Naval Airship
22 May 1911
The largest naval airship in the World at the time, the HMA1, nicknamed 'Mayfly', after emerging from its shed on Cavendish Dock. Sailors in a number of rowing boats in attendance. The full length of the shed visible on the left. The first flight was 22 May 1911
| Location: | Cavendish Dock, Barrow Island Ward, Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/6783 |
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| Sankey Number: | 1104 |
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Album 08 1035-1332 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
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| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1099 | Vickers Naval Airship in Cavendish Dock, Barrow | The airship floating at its moorings | |
| 1100 | Vickers Naval Airship No1 in Cavendish Dock, Barrow | Close-up of the airship at its moorings | |
| 1101 | Launching of Vickers Naval Airship No1 at Barrow. | Similar to 1198 | |
| 1102 | Tug Java on Seldom Seen Bank | Shows a steam tug and 2 barges aground off low-lying land. | |
| 1103 | Launch of Vickers Naval Airship at Barrow | The airship being towed to its moorings | |
| 1104 | Naval Airship | The airship afloat at its moorings, the hangar in the background. | |
| 1105 | Vickers Naval Airship in Cavendish Dock, Barrow | Close-up of the stern of the airship showing the rudders. | |
| 1106 | July 13/11 Site of new deep water berth | Dredger, hopper and rock cutter working in Walney Channel, slipways in the background. | |
| 1107 | Pixie in Walney Channel | 3 yachts in the distance in Walney channel. | |
| 1108 | Naval Airship Wind Screen | A strange craft intended to protect the airship from wind floating near the airship mooring. | |
| 1109 | Waiting for the airship | Crowds in their Sunday Best packed on the narrow road between Ramsden Dock and Cavendish Dock. | |
| 1110 | Waiting for the airship | Similar | |
| 1111 | Submarine | Submarine moored alongside a tug at the dock entrance. | |
| 1112 | Site of new deep water berth | The deep water berth almost finished, slipways in the background. | |
| 1113 | The Infant' | A dumb hoppper barge, No6 of London, towed behind a smokey paddle tug, Walney saltworks chimneys in the background. | |
| 1114 | PS Walney | Paddle tug with tow, probably the barge in 1113. |
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