
S14, BDB 86/1/6283 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=9201
no.S14
Launch of the submarine 'Rorqual'
27 Jul 1936
Launch of Grampus Class submarine, HMS Rorqual, going down slipway and entering Walney Channel. Survived World War Two, seeing action in both theatres of war (German & Japanese).

S14, BDB 86/1/6283 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=9201
no.S14
Launch of the submarine 'Rorqual'
27 Jul 1936
Launch of Grampus Class submarine, HMS Rorqual, going down slipway and entering Walney Channel. Survived World War Two, seeing action in both theatres of war (German & Japanese).
Location: | Walney Channel Barrow-in-Furness, Barrow Island Ward | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/6283 |
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Sankey Number: | S14 |