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The 'Aquitania' (1914) taken in charge by tugs after launching
The launch of the passenger liner ‘Aquitania’ (1914) from the shipbuilding yard of John Brown & Co Ltd at Clydebank. The photograph is showing the ‘Aquitania’ being moved towards the Fitting-out Basin immediately after launching. The three tugs (from left to right) are the ‘Flying Serpent’ (1911), ‘Flying Cormorant’ (1908) and ‘Flying Falcon’ (1904) owned by the Clyde Shipping Co Ltd.
Some spectators are on the roof of the shipyard building in the foreground. The photographer was probably positioned on the 150-ton derrick crane on the East Wharf of the Fitting-out Basin.
Some spectators are on the roof of the shipyard building in the foreground. The photographer was probably positioned on the 150-ton derrick crane on the East Wharf of the Fitting-out Basin.
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Object Details
| ID: | G10713 |
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| Collection: | Historic Photographs |
| Type: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Bedford Lemere & Co |
| Vessels: | Aquitania (1914); Flying Serpent 1911 Flying Cormorant (1908) |
| Date made: | 21 April 1913 |
| People: | John Brown & Company; Ferguson Brothers (Port Glasgow) Ltd |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 254 mm x 305 mm |