A distant starboard bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the Royal Navy battleship Cornwallis (1901) fully afloat on launching at the Thames Iron Works shipyard at Blackwall, London.
A distant starboard bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the Royal Navy battleship Cornwallis (1901) 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 are made taught. The ship has slewed slightly to port. A note on the negative says the photographer is using Camera B.
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Object Details
ID: | N18691 |
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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 |