1189, BDB 86/1/7402 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1189
HMS Hermione
c. 1911
View looking at the port side of an older 2nd Class Cruiser. Pilot flag ahead of ship's bridge and White Ensign at stern. Stationary in the channel near Ramsden Dock entrance undertow by tug. Hermione was a cruiser, 4360 tons displacement, built in 1893. She was in Barrow as tender to the airship and her officers conducted experiments with the hydroplanes for aircraft. HMS Hermione arrived in Barrow in Autumn 1910, sailed on 21 Oct 1911 to assist HMS Resource, aground on the Isle of Man, returned to Barrow on 7 Nov 1911 and finally departed on 2 Dec 1911. She was sold in 1921 and used as a training ship until scrapped in 1940.
1189, BDB 86/1/7402 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1189
HMS Hermione
c. 1911
View looking at the port side of an older 2nd Class Cruiser. Pilot flag ahead of ship's bridge and White Ensign at stern. Stationary in the channel near Ramsden Dock entrance undertow by tug. Hermione was a cruiser, 4360 tons displacement, built in 1893. She was in Barrow as tender to the airship and her officers conducted experiments with the hydroplanes for aircraft. HMS Hermione arrived in Barrow in Autumn 1910, sailed on 21 Oct 1911 to assist HMS Resource, aground on the Isle of Man, returned to Barrow on 7 Nov 1911 and finally departed on 2 Dec 1911. She was sold in 1921 and used as a training ship until scrapped in 1940.
| Location: | Walney Channel, Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/7402 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey Number: | 1189 |
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Album 08 1035-1332 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
Album Number: Album 08 1035-1332
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| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1179 | Viking | Passenger steamer at sea, two funnels making lots of smoke. | |
| 1180 | Viking | Passenger steamer at sea, two funnels making lots of smoke. | |
| 1181 | Viking | Passenger steamer at sea, two funnels making lots of smoke. | |
| 1182 | HMS Dartmouth leaving Barrow | 4-funnelled warship at sea | |
| 1186 | Crew of Duke of Argyle | 4 well dressed seamen relaxing on deck. | |
| 1187 | Sail Trawler FD123 and Steam Trawler | Sailing trawler FD123 towed by steam trawler FD57 passing the Wyre light. | |
| 1188 | Trawler | A steam trawler in a choppy sea. | |
| 1189 | HMS Hermione | The cruiser in Walney Channel. | |
| 1190 | HMS Hermione | Similar | |
| 1191 | HMS Hermione | Close-up of officers and a gun | |
| 1192 | HMS Hermione | Close-up of seamen on deck. | |
| 1193 | HMS Hermione | Hermione at the dock entrance with a tug and a dredger in the background. | |
| 1194 | HMS Hermione | Close-up of gangway. | |
| 1283 | HMS Dartmouth leaving Barrow | 4-funnelled warship at sea | |
| 1284 | HMS Dartmouth leaving Barrow | In portrait, from the stern. | |
| 1285 | HMS Dartmouth leaving Barrow | 4-funnelled warship at sea |
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