A bow view of the Royal Navy battleship Cornwallis (1901) almost fully afloat on launching at the Thames Iron Works shipyard at Blackwall, London.
A bow view of the Royal Navy battleship Cornwallis (1901) almost fully afloat on launching at the Thames Iron Works shipyard at Blackwall, London. The photographer is on the viewing platform above the starboard sliding way looking down the berth as the drag chain ropes start to take the strain. There is some camera movement. A note on the negative says the photographer is using Camera B.
Object Details
| ID: | N18687 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Adams, Edgar Tarry |
| Vessels: | Cornwallis (1901) |
| Date made: | 17 July 1901 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 82 mm x 107 mm |
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