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Buy this image Add this to a collection View this item in the library Share or embed this object TweetLaunch of HMS Royal Albert screw steamer, 131 guns, at Woolwich, May 13, 1854. Portside view
PAF8131
Object connections:
| Collection | Fine art, Prints, drawings and watercolours |
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| Gallery location | Not on display |
| People | Publishers: Read & Co |
| Vessels | Royal Albert (1854) |
Object details:
| Object ID | PAF8131 |
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| Description | Ship launches on the Thames were always popular public spectacles, drawing huge crowds to witness the event. 'Royal Albert' was a first-rate screw steamer of 131 guns. |
| Date made | 18 May 1854 |
| Artist/Maker | Read & Co |
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| Credit | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Materials | lithograph, coloured |
| Measurements | Primary support: 269 mm x 367 mm; Mount: 404 mm x 558 mm |
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