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Launch of HMS Royal Albert screw steamer, 131 guns, at Woolwich, May 13, 1854. Portside view
Ship launches on the Thames were always popular public spectacles, drawing huge crowds to witness the event. 'Royal Albert' was a first-rate screw steamer of 131 guns.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF8131 |
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| Collection: | Fine art |
| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Read & Co |
| Places: | Woolwich |
| Vessels: | Royal Albert (1854) |
| Date made: | 18 May 1854 |
| People: | Read & Co |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Primary support: 269 mm x 367 mm; Mount: 404 mm x 558 mm |