8057, BDB 86/1/7716 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.8057
Launch of SS Jervis Bay
17 Jan 1922
Australian Commonwealth Government liner afloat and being held by one drag chain. A few workers at the rail on the ship. Crane structure on right. Rowing boats approaching to collect launch timber. As an armed merchantman she engaged Admiral Scheer off Iceland and was sunk while the convoy she was protecting largely escaped. Captain Fogerty Fegen was posthumously awarded Victoria Cross.
8057, BDB 86/1/7716 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.8057
Launch of SS Jervis Bay
17 Jan 1922
Australian Commonwealth Government liner afloat and being held by one drag chain. A few workers at the rail on the ship. Crane structure on right. Rowing boats approaching to collect launch timber. As an armed merchantman she engaged Admiral Scheer off Iceland and was sunk while the convoy she was protecting largely escaped. Captain Fogerty Fegen was posthumously awarded Victoria Cross.
| Location: | Walney Channel, Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/7716 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey Number: | 8057 |
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| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8050 | View down stbd side of Lady Evelyn | Small wake from paddle | |
| 8051 | View down port side of Lady Evelyn | Ship leaning to port, turbulence. | |
| 8052 | View down stbd side of Lady Evelyn | water crashing up side of boat, around paddle | |
| 8053 | UNKNOWN SHIP | Ship in port, loading/unloading. Crew on deck | |
| 8054 | HMS Cumberland in Buccleuch Dock | View along top of ship to bow, taken from large crane | |
| 8055 | Hobson's Bay | Sailing to right from camera in open water, she has just made a tight turn. | |
| 8056 | Launch of Australian Commonwealth Liner JERVIS BAY, at Vickers Ltd. Barrow January 17th 1922. | Drag lines pulled taut, wood churning, aft end drifting to left, gantry on left side | |
| 8057 | Launch of Australian Commonwealth Liner JERVIS BAY, at Vickers Ltd. Barrow January 17th 1922. | Out in Walney Channel, aft end drifting to left, small boats,gantry to right. Man to right on superstructure. | |
| 8058 | Launch of Australian Commonwealth Liner JERVIS BAY, at Vickers Ltd. Barrow January 17th 1922. | Out in Walney Channel, aft end drifting to left, small boats,gantry to LEFT. Man to right on superstructure. | |
| 8059 | Launch of Australian Commonwealth Liner JERVIS BAY, at Vickers Ltd. Barrow January 17th 1922. | View of port side of ship, tow line to bow, two boats behind, and large block bottom right |
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