1895, BDB 86/1/7658 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1895
SS Scythia Launch
23 Mar 1920
View of ship afloat being arrested by drag chains. Workers on deck at the rail. Rowing boats on right about to collect timbers. Built for Cunard White Star. Ship fitted out at L'Orient as there was a joiner's strike. Scrapped 1958.
1895, BDB 86/1/7658 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.1895
SS Scythia Launch
23 Mar 1920
View of ship afloat being arrested by drag chains. Workers on deck at the rail. Rowing boats on right about to collect timbers. Built for Cunard White Star. Ship fitted out at L'Orient as there was a joiner's strike. Scrapped 1958.
| Location: | Walney Channel, Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/7658 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey Number: | 1895 |
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| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | Cargo Vessel SS Fulmar aground | Stdb side crack | |
| 1894 | Cargo Vessel SS Fulmar aground | Stdb side crack | |
| 1895 | Cunard Liner SCYTHIA launched at Barrow by Vickers ltd. March 23rd 1920 | Railing full of workers, ship fully afloat. | |
| 1896 | Cunard Liner SCYTHIA launched at Barrow by Vickers ltd. March 23rd 1920 | Tug small boats and a biplane, the ship just launched | |
| 1897 | Cunard Liner SCYTHIA launched at Barrow by Vickers ltd. March 23rd 1920 | Boat turning to stbd, small boat in front of pic, tug to left | |
| 1898 | Cunard Liner SCYTHIA launched at Barrow by Vickers ltd. March 23rd 1920 | Tug steaming close, few people on railings, ship facing right | |
| 1899 | Cunard Liner SCYTHIA launched at Barrow by Vickers ltd. March 23rd 1920 | A tangle of ropes on port side,tug to right hand side | |
| 1900 | Cunard Liner SCYTHIA launched at Barrow by Vickers ltd. March 23rd 1920 | Half way down the slipway | |
| 1901 | Cunard Liner SCYTHIA launched at Barrow by Vickers ltd. March 23rd 1920 | Side view, tug behind. | |
| 1902 | Cunard Liner SCYTHIA launched at Barrow by Vickers ltd. March 23rd 1920 | Plane flies over as ship enters water | |
| 1903 | Cunard Liner SCYTHIA launched at Barrow by Vickers ltd. March 23rd 1920 | Stbd bow, workers, one on a scaffold | |
| 1904 | Vickers Wharf, Buccleuch Dock, Barrow | Scythia under crane with a steamer alongside. |
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