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1105, BDB 86/1/6784 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives

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.

1105, BDB 86/1/6784 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives

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.

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

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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
# Launching of Vickers Naval Airship No1 at Barrow. Similar to 1198
# 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.
# 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.
# 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.
# '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.

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