8461, BDB 86/1/7909 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.8461
Launch of HMS Cumberland
16 Mar 1926
Ship afloat but held with drag chains. Fourteen rowing boats each with a little pennant (authorised boat?) collecting launch timbers. She served in the South Atlantic Fleet, Home Fleet, Eastern Fleet and East Indies.
8461, BDB 86/1/7909 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
no.8461
Launch of HMS Cumberland
16 Mar 1926
Ship afloat but held with drag chains. Fourteen rowing boats each with a little pennant (authorised boat?) collecting launch timbers. She served in the South Atlantic Fleet, Home Fleet, Eastern Fleet and East Indies.
| Location: | Vickers shipyard Barrow-in-Furness | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/7909 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey Number: | 8461 |
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Album 14 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
Album Number: Album 14
Page Number: 43
All Images on This Page
| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8460 | Launch of HMS Cumberland | HMS Cumberland in Walney Channel after launch | |
| 8461 | Launch of HMS Cumberland | HMS Cumberland in Walney Channel after launch | |
| 8462 | Launch of HMS Cumberland | HMS Cumberland in Walney Channel after launch | |
| 8463 | Launch of HMS Cumberland Platform | HMS Cumberland launch platform | |
| 8464 | Launch of HMS Cumberland Platform | HMS Cumberland launch platform | |
| 8465 | Launch of HMS Cumberland Platform | HMS Cumberland launch platform | |
| 8466 | TSS Otranto before launch | TSS Otranto on the stocks before launch, stern view | |
| 8467 | TSS Otranto | TSS Ortranto in open water, Starboard side view | |
| 8468 | Launch of TSS Otranto | TSS Ortranto at bottom of slipway entering Walney Channel | |
| 8469 | Orama | TSS Orama in open water at speed, Starboard side view |
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