A starboard bow view of the battleship Irresistible (1898) afloat in Chatham Reach, River Medway, immediately after her launch from No. 7 Covered Slip in Chatham Dockyard.

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A starboard bow view of the battleship Irresistible (1898) afloat in Chatham Reach, River Medway, immediately after her launch from No. 7 Covered Slip in Chatham Dockyard.

A starboard bow view of the battleship Irresistible (1898) afloat in Chatham Reach, River Medway, immediately after her launch from No. 7 Covered Slip in Chatham Dockyard. An anchor has been deployed from her starboard forward hawse to hold her in position pending the arrival of tugs. Dockyard men in rowing boats are collecting tallow in the foreground. A note on the negative says the photographer is using Camera A.

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Object Details

ID:	N18721
Type:	Glass plate negative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Adams, Edgar Tarry
Vessels:	Irresistible (1898)
Date made:	15 December 1898
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Adams Collection
Measurements:	Overall: 82 mm x 107 mm