shiplaunches
88 photos tagged shiplaunches, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.
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The last upload was June 2017.
Launch of the Brazilian battleship Minas Geraes from North East Museums uploaded June 2017
Spectators and workers at the launch of the cargo ship 'Baskerville' from North East Museums uploaded March 2017
Launch of the cargo ship Empire Scott from North East Museums uploaded January 2017
Shipwrights knocking out the shores before a launch at South Shields from North East Museums uploaded December 2016
Preparing to launch 'Baron Berwick' at South Shields from North East Museums uploaded November 2016
Launch of the cargo ship 'Alexandros' from North East Museums uploaded November 2016
Launch of the cargo ship 'Baskerville' from North East Museums uploaded October 2016
Launch of the cargo ship 'Empire Fawley' from North East Museums uploaded October 2016
Launch of the cargo ship ‘Thursobank’ from North East Museums uploaded October 2016
The cargo ship 'Tangistan' after launch from North East Museums uploaded January 2016
Christmas message from the workers from North East Museums uploaded December 2015
Preparing the cargo ship 'Crofter' for launch from North East Museums uploaded December 2015
Towing 'Empire Clough' to the fitting out quay from North East Museums uploaded November 2015
Launch of the cargo ship ‘Empire Clough’ from North East Museums uploaded November 2015
Launch of the cargo ship 'Ternefjell' from North East Museums uploaded November 2015
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Launch of the Brazilian battleship Minas Geraes
from North East Museums
- Billy Embleton said:
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- Icy Things said:
- caro-jon-son said:
Launch of the tanker 'British Venture'
from North East Museums
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optimal chicken said:
I'd love to know what was going through the workers minds when they saw this.
Christmas message from the workers
from North East Museums
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optimal chicken said:
The photo shows the staggering engineering which went into making ships. Each rivet needed a hole drilled to accomodate it. Then red hot rivets were shoved in and flattened over. That's aside from the actual cutting and shaping of each plate - every single one was different. All that but before they could do it they had to melt steel to make sheet. To make steel they had to mine ores and fuels.. The process of ship building is an incredible story from start to finish.