1432, BDB 86/1/7498 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1432
Japanese Battlecruiser Kongo Launch
18 May 1912
View of starboard side of ship afloat at end of slipways. Dressed overall with remains of the confetti ball at the bow. Many launch timbers in the sea. Several dinghys attending to the wood. Tug Furness closing to get a tow line.
1432, BDB 86/1/7498 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1432
Japanese Battlecruiser Kongo Launch
18 May 1912
View of starboard side of ship afloat at end of slipways. Dressed overall with remains of the confetti ball at the bow. Many launch timbers in the sea. Several dinghys attending to the wood. Tug Furness closing to get a tow line.
| Location: | Walney Channel, Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/7498 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey Number: | 1432 |
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All Images on This Page
| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Looking down the slipway after launch | |||
| 1431 | Kongo under crane | Kongo under the hammerhead crane with a steam crane in the foreground and a Belfast boat in the background. | |
| 1432 | Kongo under crane | Same scene from a different angle, the old Lancaster Bank visible on far left. | |
| 1433 | Osprey' | Steam Trawler GY 279 Albatross passing Sail Trawer FD 52 | |
| 1434 | Launch of HIJMS 'Kongo' by Madame Koike at Vickers Naval Construction Works, Barrow, May 18th 1912. | Important people packed on a launch platform near the bows of the ship. | |
| 1435 | Launch of HIJMS 'Kongo' at Vickers Naval Construction Works, Barrow. | Kongo just after launch, dressed overall. | |
| 1436 | Launch of HIJMS 'Kongo' by Madame Koike at Vickers Naval Construction Works, Barrow, May 18th 1912. | Kongo after launch, dressed overall. | |
| 1437 | Launch of HIJMS 'Kongo' by Madame Koike at Vickers Naval Construction Works, Barrow, May 18th 1912. | Kongo immediately after launch, dressed overall. |
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