1437, BDB 86/1/7501 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1437
Japanese Battlecruiser Kongo Launch
18 May 1912
View of starboard side of ship splashing into the channel at end of slipways. Dressed overall with remains of a confetti ball at the bow. Forward drag chains still attached. Many launch timbers in the sea. Tug Walney at stern.
1437, BDB 86/1/7501 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1437
Japanese Battlecruiser Kongo Launch
18 May 1912
View of starboard side of ship splashing into the channel at end of slipways. Dressed overall with remains of a confetti ball at the bow. Forward drag chains still attached. Many launch timbers in the sea. Tug Walney at stern.
| Location: | Walney Channel, Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/7501 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey Number: | 1437 |
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| 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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