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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.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF8091 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| 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 |