A distant bow view of the Royal Navy battleship Thunderer (1911) almost fully afloat after launching at the Thames Iron Works shipyard at Blackwall, London.

A distant bow view of the Royal Navy battleship Thunderer (1911) almost fully afloat after launching at the Thames Iron Works shipyard at Blackwall, London. The drag chains are pulled taught. The photographer is standing by the side of the starboard way and spectators are in the foreground. It is a typical February day with smog over the river.

Object Details

ID: N18712
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Adams, Edgar Tarry
Vessels: Thunderer (1911)
Date made: 1 February 1911
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements: Overall: 82 mm x 107 mm