Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
H.M.S. Vanguard entering Ramsden Dock
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| Cumbria Archives Reference: | ??? |
Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
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"5/4/09 Dear Sister Wishing you many happy returns of the day Nellie”
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| Posted From: | Barrow-in-Furness | |
| Date Posted: | HMS Vanguard was laid down on 2 April 1908, launched on 22 February 1909, and completed on 1 March 1910. During World War 1 it served at the Battle of Jutland. It was sunk at Scarpa Flow on 9 July 1917 as a result of an internal explosion in a magazine. 843 men died, with only 2 survivors. It is protected as a War Grave. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vanguard_(1909) | |
| Postmark Date: | 06/04/1909 | |
| Stamp if Shown: | Green Edward VII half penny | |
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| Receivers Name: | Mrs Lutton | |
| Address: | 44, Warwick St- | |
| Town or City: | Barrow in Furness | |