The Launch of HMS Dragonfly, 8 December 1938
1. Lady Dent with John E Thornycroft (?) by the mechanism for launching the ship.
2. Another view of Lady Dent with the launch mechanism. The bow can be seen on the left of the image. Spectators are in the background
3. A bow view of Dragonfly (1942) as she launches down the slipway.
4. A starboard near broadside view of Dragonfly after her launch at Woolston.
5. A port near bow view of Dragonfly (1942), underway.
Note that pages 2 and 4 contain various newspaper and magazine cuttings to do with the launch and speeches made at the dinner. Page 8 contains the launch booklet.
2. Another view of Lady Dent with the launch mechanism. The bow can be seen on the left of the image. Spectators are in the background
3. A bow view of Dragonfly (1942) as she launches down the slipway.
4. A starboard near broadside view of Dragonfly after her launch at Woolston.
5. A port near bow view of Dragonfly (1942), underway.
Note that pages 2 and 4 contain various newspaper and magazine cuttings to do with the launch and speeches made at the dinner. Page 8 contains the launch booklet.
Object Details
| ID: | ALB0461 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Photograph album |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | John I. Thornycroft & Co. Ltd |
| Date made: | circa 1939 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 260 mm x 343 mm |