Title

The 1st Argentine Destroyer 'Mendoza' built by J Samuel White & Co in Cowes, Isle of Wight, 1928. Creator: Kirk & Sons of Cowes.

Caption

The 1st Argentine Destroyer 'Mendoza' built by J Samuel White & Co in Cowes, Isle of Wight, 1928. 'Mendoza' was the first of three Mendoza class destroyers built in the United Kingdom for the Argentine Navy. They were the first part of the Argentine re-armament programme of the 1920s. Construction began in 1927 and all three were commissioned in 1929.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Kirk & Sons of Cowes

Reference

HRM19F01_305

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

68,9Mb (3,0Mb) / 19,6in x 13,7in / 5876 x 4101 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation England Argentina boat boats country ship ships wharf docks dock location century isle of wight twenties B&W Cowes Argentinian MONOCHROME water transport warship destroyer black & white black and white B W 1920s 20th century Mendoza dockside TGN photograph White Kirk and Sons of Cowes Kirk & Sons of Cowes Cowes Kirk & Sons of William Umpleby Kirk Kirk William Umpleby Arthur Henry Kirk Arthur Henry Edgar WP Kirk Edgar WP boat view port bow J. Samuel White J. Samuel naval ship Mendoza Class William Umpleby Kirk Arthur Henry Kirk Edgar WP Kirk J. Samuel White photograph