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Launch of the "Torino", at Blackwall, 1856. Creator: Edwin Weedon.

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Launch of the "Torino", at Blackwall, 1856. Steamship on the River Thames in London, '...built by Messrs. C. Mare and Co. for the Genoese Transatlantic Navigation Company...designed by Mr. James Ash...There was an immense concourse of spectators to witness the interesting event, and the ceremony of naming the Torino was performed by Mdme. Petroni. All the vessels of this company have been built and fitted out under the immediate superintendence of Captain John Ford, lately connected with the General Screw Shipping Company, and are giving the greatest satisfaction for every excellent quality...She is nearly 2000 tons burden, and 300-horsepower; 263 feet 4 inches long between the perpendiculars; 286 feet over all; 38 feet beam, and 27 feet depth of hold. Her engines are by Messrs. Maudslay and Co'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.

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