1070, BDB 86/1/7368 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
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no.1070
Launch of RMS Titanic
31 May 1911
A view of the stern of the RMS Titanic as it is launched and slides into the water from under the towering gantries which cover the slipway. Several workers are standing on the stern and heavy drag chain cables hang from the side of the ship.
Location: | Belfast - Harland and Wolff | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/7368 |
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Sankey Number: | 1070 |
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Album Number: Album 08 1035-1332
Page Number: 3
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Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
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1067 | The huge Vickers airship ready for flight | Shows the airship in its shed. | |
1068 | Titanic | The stern of the Titanic coming down the slipway | |
1069 | Titanic | Seconds later, Titanic further down the slip. | |
1070 | Titanic | The Titanic launched and being secured, we are now looking at the bow. | |
1071 | Titanic | A similar view. | |
1072 | Ramsden Dock Pier Head | A few smartly dressed people on the pierhead with a Furness Railway wagon behind. | |
1073 | Fleetwood Harbour Watch House | Half a dozen men in front of the pilot's office at the entrance to Fleetwood dock. | |
1074 | Mr Wickham's Yacht | Shows a smart prawner-style yacht sailing past Biggar towards Piel. | |
1075 | Mr Wickham's Yacht | A smart prawner-style yacht sailing past Biggar towards Walney Bridge | |
1076 | Preston dredger 'Gilbertson' June 1911 | A bucket dredger with hopper and tug anchored off Roa Island. | |
1077 | Undocking HMS Dartmouth at Barrow | Tugs taking a cruiser from a berth in Walney Channel. | |
1078 | Undocking HMS Dartmouth at Barrow | The same from the landward side with Vickerstown in the background. | |
1079 | Undocking Dartmouth at Barrow | In portrait, seen from the bows. | |
1080 | Undocking HMS Dartmouth at Barrow | In portrait, seen from the bows. | |
1081 | Site of the new deep water berth, Walney Channel | Work on the deep water berth, slipways in the background. | |
1082 | Site of the new deep water berth, Walney Channel | Looking the other way, dock entrance and steamers in the background. |