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no.1105

Vickers Naval Airship in Cavendish Dock, Barrow

22 May 1911

The largest naval airship in the World at the time, the HMA1, nicknamed 'Mayfly', after emerging from its shed on Cavendish Dock. Stern view showing rudders. Sailors in a number of rowing boats in attendance. The first flight was 22 May 1911.

https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=8835

no.1105

Vickers Naval Airship in Cavendish Dock, Barrow

22 May 1911

The largest naval airship in the World at the time, the HMA1, nicknamed 'Mayfly', after emerging from its shed on Cavendish Dock. Stern view showing rudders. Sailors in a number of rowing boats in attendance. The first flight was 22 May 1911.

Location: Cavendish Dock, Barrow Island Ward, Barrow-in-Furness Cumbria Archives Reference: BDB 86/1/6784
Sankey Number: 1105

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Album Number: Album 08 1035-1332

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Sankey Number Image Title Location Image Taken Description
1099    Vickers Naval Airship in Cavendish Dock, Barrow The airship floating at its moorings
1100    Vickers Naval Airship No1 in Cavendish Dock, Barrow Close-up of the airship at its moorings
1101 Launching of Vickers Naval Airship No1 at Barrow. Similar to 1198
1102 Tug Java on Seldom Seen Bank Shows a steam tug and 2 barges aground off low-lying land.
1103    Launch of Vickers Naval Airship at Barrow The airship being towed to its moorings
1104    Naval Airship The airship afloat at its moorings, the hangar in the background.
1105    Vickers Naval Airship in Cavendish Dock, Barrow Close-up of the stern of the airship showing the rudders.
1106 July 13/11 Site of new deep water berth Dredger, hopper and rock cutter working in Walney Channel, slipways in the background.
1107    Pixie in Walney Channel 3 yachts in the distance in Walney channel.
1108 Naval Airship Wind Screen A strange craft intended to protect the airship from wind floating near the airship mooring.
1109    Waiting for the airship Crowds in their Sunday Best packed on the narrow road between Ramsden Dock and Cavendish Dock.
1110    Waiting for the airship Similar
1111    Submarine Submarine moored alongside a tug at the dock entrance.
1112    Site of new deep water berth The deep water berth almost finished, slipways in the background.
1113 'The Infant' A dumb hoppper barge, No6 of London, towed behind a smokey paddle tug, Walney saltworks chimneys in the background.
1114    PS Walney Paddle tug with tow, probably the barge in 1113.