File:The launch of HMS Trafalgar, 120 guns. At Woolwich June 21st 1841 RMG PW8091.jpg
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Summary
| Author |
Kohler, W (engraver); William Spooner (publisher) |
| Description |
English: The launch of HMS Trafalgar, 120 guns. At Woolwich June 21st 1841 Hand-coloured. The Royal Dockyard at Woolwich was an important centre for naval shipbuilding from the reign of Henry VIII until its closure in 1869. Ship launches were a popular public spectacle and attracted large crowds. The 120 gun first rate 'Trafalgar' was launched at Woolwich Royal Dockyard in June 1841. She had a displacement of 2694 tons and during the Crimean War took part in the bombardment of Sebastopol in 1854. |
| Date | 1841 |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 262 x 356 mm |
| Notes | Box Title: Fighting Ships 1838-1842. |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/102918 |
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
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| Identifier | Unidentified Prints & Drawings Number: 812 id number: PAF8091 |
| Collection | Fine art |
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| current | 22:58, 24 September 2017 | | 1,280 × 818 (371 KB) | Fæ | Royal Museums Greenwich Fine art (1841), http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/102918 #3032 |
