1876, BDB 86/1/7656 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1876
SY Earl Grey
1909
View of smart ocean going steam yacht at speed, close to a coast with low hills No flags. Probably sea trials in the Clyde estuary. A Vice Regal Yacht and icebreaker but sold to the Tsarist Russian Government as Kanada. Reverted to Canadian, as earl Grey, and then as FEDOR LITKE, owned by the Russian Government (Soviet). She was refitted on the Mersey in 1947/48 and was still in service in the White Sea as late as 1962.
1876, BDB 86/1/7656 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1876
SY Earl Grey
1909
View of smart ocean going steam yacht at speed, close to a coast with low hills No flags. Probably sea trials in the Clyde estuary. A Vice Regal Yacht and icebreaker but sold to the Tsarist Russian Government as Kanada. Reverted to Canadian, as earl Grey, and then as FEDOR LITKE, owned by the Russian Government (Soviet). She was refitted on the Mersey in 1947/48 and was still in service in the White Sea as late as 1962.
| Location: | Not local | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/7656 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey Number: | 1876 |
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All Images on This Page
| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1869 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | The tide in, looking at the stbd side | |
| 1870 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | Deck equipment looking to bow | |
| 1871 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | side view, almost submerged | |
| 1872 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | Deck covered | |
| 1873 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | deck flooded, 3/4 port view | |
| 1874 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | view from a distance, full stbd side, deck covered | |
| 1875 | The Benzine Ship 'Vedra' Disaster | similar to 1872 | |
| 1876 | Admiralty Steam Yacht Enchantress | sailing to left, hills behind | |
| 1877 | Unnamed | Pre Dreadnaught battleship under tow |
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