Launch of Her Majestys Iron Armour-plated Steam Frigate Resistance 18 guns 3668 tons from Messrs Westwood, Baillie, Campbell & Cos, London Yard, Isle of Dogs, April 11th 1861

The launch of the iron armour-plated steam frigate 'Resistance'. The 6,070 tons vessel was built at Westwood, Baillie, Campbell & Cos London Yard on the Isle of Dogs. She was 280 feet long, with ram bows, and was armed with 18 guns.

Object Details

ID: PAH9283
Collection: Fine art
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Kell Bros; Kell, J S Josiah Taylor, Josiah
Places: Isle of Dogs
Vessels: Resistance (1861)
Date made: 18 May 1861
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Sheet: 460 x 707 mm; Mount: 606 mm x 836 mm