Sujet

Launch of HMS 'Trafalgar', Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1841. Artist: John Henry Banks

Légende

Launch of HMS 'Trafalgar', Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1841. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were among those attending the ceremony, which was watched by an estimated 500,000 people. 'Trafalgar' was a 120 gun first rate ship of the line. Woolwich Dockyard was founded by Henry VIII in 1512 to build his flagship 'Henri Grace a Dieu' (the 'Great Harry'), the largest warship of its time.

Date

1841

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Notre référence

HRM19B03_213

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40,3Mo (1,5Mo) / 41,7cm x 24,2cm / 4927 x 2862 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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