1980, BDB 86/1/7668 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=9897
no.1980
Launch of SS Moreton Bay
23 Apr 1921
View of bow of Australian liner well down the greased ways. Many workers watching. Scaffolding on left and right, cranes on left.
1980, BDB 86/1/7668 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=9897
no.1980
Launch of SS Moreton Bay
23 Apr 1921
View of bow of Australian liner well down the greased ways. Many workers watching. Scaffolding on left and right, cranes on left.
| Location: | Barrow Island Ward, Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/7668 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey Number: | 1980 |
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All Images on This Page
| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Cunard Liner SCYTHIA leaving Barrow | Passing the wood yard on Buccleuch Dock, | |
| 1980 | Launch Of Australian Liner Moreton Bay | Halfway down the slipway, crane to right and crowds to left. | |
| 1981 | Launch Of Australian Liner Moreton Bay | leaving slipway, crane to left. | |
| 1982 | Launch Of Australian Liner Moreton Bay | Broadside view of ship, rowboats to fore | |
| 1983 | Launch Of Australian Liner Moreton Bay | Boat enters the water, tug Cartmel to the left, another to right. | |
| 1984 | Launch Of Australian Liner Moreton Bay | Taken from end of slipway, ship facing left, escorted by rowboats | |
| 1985 | Australian Commonwealth Government Liner MORETON BAY, launched at Vickers Yard, Barrow-in-Furness, 23rd, April 1921 | Dragchains produce clouds of rust as ship enters the water. | |
| 1986 | Australian Commonwealth Government Liner MORETON BAY, launched at Vickers Yard, Barrow-in-Furness, 23rd, April 1921 | Onlookers at the base of a crane, by traintracks. | |
| 1987 | Launch of a big ship at Vickers Yard, Barrow-in-Furness | A group of workers on the slipway. | |
| 1988 | Launch of a big ship at Vickers Yard, Barrow-in-Furness | An all-age group by the side of the boat. | |
| 1989 | Launch of Australian Commonwealth Liner HOBSONS BAY, Oct 4th 1921, at Vickers Yard, Barrow-in-Furness | The ship has just entered the water. Everyone is on the port side of the boat, looking over the railing. |
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