Bow view of the 'Aquitania' (1914) before launch

Preparations for the launch of the passenger liner 'Aquitania' (1914) from the shipbuilding yard of John Brown & Co Ltd at Clydebank. The photograph is showing the port bow of the ship in detail. The lower part of the forward launching cradle is obscured by a line of railway wagons.

Object Details

ID: G10705
Collection: Historic Photographs
Type: Glass plate negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Bedford Lemere & Co
Vessels: Aquitania (1914)
Date made: April 1913
People: John Brown & Company
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 305 mm x 254 mm