S19, BDB 86/1/6288 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.S19
Launch Orcades Orient Line
7 Dec 1936
Iconic image of Orcades launch, vessel entering Walney Channel, drag chains slack. Union flag fluttering from the bow. Orcades was requisitioned by the Admiralty during World War Two and used as a troopship but sunk by U172 off South Africa in 1942. Photographer in the image could be Edward or Raymond Sankey.
S19, BDB 86/1/6288 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.S19
Launch Orcades Orient Line
7 Dec 1936
Iconic image of Orcades launch, vessel entering Walney Channel, drag chains slack. Union flag fluttering from the bow. Orcades was requisitioned by the Admiralty during World War Two and used as a troopship but sunk by U172 off South Africa in 1942. Photographer in the image could be Edward or Raymond Sankey.
| Location: | Vickers Armstrong, Barrow-in-Furness - Top Yard | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/6288 |
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| Sankey Number: | S19 |
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