1440, BDB 86/1/7502 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=9728
no.1440
Japanese Battlecruiser Kongo Launch
18 May 1912
Crowds of workers line every vantage point on the slipway except upper level of cantilever crane gantry.
1440, BDB 86/1/7502 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
https://www.sankeyphotoarchive.uk/collection/view/?id=9728
no.1440
Japanese Battlecruiser Kongo Launch
18 May 1912
Crowds of workers line every vantage point on the slipway except upper level of cantilever crane gantry.
| Location: | Barrow-in-Furness Barrow Island Ward | Cumbria Archives Reference: | BDB 86/1/7502 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sankey Number: | 1440 |
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Album 17 1327-1670 Sankey Family Photographic Archive © Cumbria Archives
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Page Number: 15
All Images on This Page
| Sankey Number | Image Title | Location Image Taken | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1439 | Launch of Kongo | Looking down the slipway during launch, the ship just moving. | |
| 1440 | HIJMS Kongo | Crowds on the slipways after launch. | |
| 1441 | Launch of HIJMS Kongo | Looking down the slipway, the ship just in the water. | |
| 1442 | Launch of HIJMS 'Kongo' by Madame Koike at Vickers Naval Construction Works, Barrow, May 18th 1912. | Kongo, just launched. | |
| 1443 | Kongo stern view | Propellers and rudder of Kongo before launch. | |
| 1444 | Canadian floating Dock, 'Duke of Connaught', leaving Barrow | Duke of Connaught seen from stern |
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