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no.1272

Chinese Cruiser Hai Chi

c. 1911

View of ship in Ramsden Dock Basin under control of tugs. Large Beiyang Army flag flying on aft mast. Many crew on after deck. Two men in dinghy handling mooring rope at stern of ship. Ships on either side. Built by Armstrong Whitworth in 1896-99. Was the biggest ship built by China until the Cold War. Her crew were helping to train the crew of Ying Swei that was building in Barrow.

https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=9653

no.1272

Chinese Cruiser Hai Chi

c. 1911

View of ship in Ramsden Dock Basin under control of tugs. Large Beiyang Army flag flying on aft mast. Many crew on after deck. Two men in dinghy handling mooring rope at stern of ship. Ships on either side. Built by Armstrong Whitworth in 1896-99. Was the biggest ship built by China until the Cold War. Her crew were helping to train the crew of Ying Swei that was building in Barrow.

Location: Ramsden Dock, Barrrow Island, Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria Archives Reference: BDB 86/1/7428
Sankey Number: 1272

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1271 Hai Chi passing through Ramsden Dock. Close-up of Hai Chi passing through the lock.
1272    Hai Chi Hai Chi passing through Ramsden Dock.
1273 Hai Chi passing through Ramsden Dock. Close-up of sailors on deck.
1274    Departure of the Chinese cruiser Hai Chi from Barrow Hai Chi in Walney Channel.
1275    Departure of the Chinese cruiser Hai Chi from Barrow Hai Chi in Walney Channel.
1276    HJMS Kongo Artist's impression of Kongo at sea
1277    Kongo in Buccleuch Dock Kongo and Princess Royal under the hammerhead crane.
1278 Kongo in Bucchleugh Dock Kongo and Princess Royal under the hammerhead crane.
1279 Wyre Dock, Fleetwood Wyre dock with a dredger at anchor and a Belfast steamer in the background.
1280    FD140 Sarah Alice Steam trawler in a calm sea
1281    Dredger 'Premier' with 'Red Nab' Dredger and hopper in a calm sea.
1282    Steam trawler Wyre, FD132 and sailing trawler FD14 Steam trawler with a sailing trawler and smaller craft on tow.
1283    Steam tug 'Lune' Paddle tug at anchor in an estuary
1284    FD116, Swan leaving Fleetwood Steam trawler in a rough sea
1285 Mud hopper 'Blackpool' Hopper barge passing the Wyre Light, loaded, in a rough sea
1286 Sea and Sky, Lune Deeps, Morecambe Bay Blackpool tower just visible