The launch of HMS Trafalgar, 120 guns. At Woolwich June 21st 1841

Hand-coloured. The Royal Dockyard at Woolwich was an important centre for naval shipbuilding from the reign of Henry VIII until its closure in 1869. Ship launches were a popular public spectacle and attracted large crowds. The 120 gun first rate 'Trafalgar' was launched at Woolwich Royal Dockyard in June 1841. She had a displacement of 2694 tons and during the Crimean War took part in the bombardment of Sebastopol in 1854.

Object Details

ID: PAF8091
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Kohler, W.; Spooner, William
Places: Woolwich Dockyard
Vessels: Trafalgar (1841)
Date made: 21 Jun 1841; 1841
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 262 x 356 mm
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