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Background imageLaunching Collection: Isambard Kingdom Brunel with chains

Isambard Kingdom Brunel with chains
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806 - 1859) Designer and builder of railroads, bridges, tunnels, steamships, docks &c. pictured in front of the launching chain of the Great Eastern

Background imageLaunching Collection: The Original Co-op, Rochdale, Lancashire

The Original Co-op, Rochdale, Lancashire
On December 21st, 1844, the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society commenced trading in this building thereby launching the worldwide Co-operative movement

Background imageLaunching Collection: GLC-LFB Fire boat - Fire Hawk

GLC-LFB Fire boat - Fire Hawk
Entering service in February 1976, the Fire Hawk was built by Watercraft of Shoreham at a cost of £ 60, 000. Measuring 45 feet in length, 13.5 inch beam and with a 3.5 foot draft

Background imageLaunching Collection: Douglas Dakota picking up a glider, Normandy; Second World W

Douglas Dakota picking up a glider, Normandy; Second World W
Illustration showing a Douglas Dakota, C-47 Skytrain, swooping down with a hook trailing to pick up a Waco glider, Normandy, France, 1944

Background imageLaunching Collection: Dooey Bay, Rosguil, Co. Donegal

Dooey Bay, Rosguil, Co. Donegal - a view of a beach and headland and two men in the foreground launching a rowing boat. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal; Rosguil)

Background imageLaunching Collection: The Beatles at PR launch of Yellow Submarine

The Beatles at PR launch of Yellow Submarine
The Beatles at the PR launch of Yellow Submarine (the name of both an LP album and an animated film). Date: late 1960s

Background imageLaunching Collection: The Beatles at PR launch of Yellow Submarine

The Beatles at PR launch of Yellow Submarine
The Beatles at the PR launch of Yellow Submarine (the name of both an LP album and an animated film). John Lennon appears to be absent

Background imageLaunching Collection: The Beatles at PR launch of Yellow Submarine

The Beatles at PR launch of Yellow Submarine
The Beatles at the PR launch of Yellow Submarine (the name of both an LP album and an animated film). John Lennon appears to be absent

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launching of V2 rocket bombs by G. H. Davis

Launching of V2 rocket bombs by G. H. Davis
The launching of V2 rocket bombs during the Second World War: an official photograph and its explanation. On the left: a scene at Peenemunde, birthplace of the V2

Background imageLaunching Collection: SOROLLA, Joaqu�(1863-1923). Launching the Boat

SOROLLA, Joaqu�(1863-1923). Launching the Boat
SOROLLA, Joaqu� (1863-1923). Launching the Boat

Background imageLaunching Collection: Scout hot air balloon

Scout hot air balloon
A group of Scouts preparing to fly their hot air balloon, adorned with the Scout Association Fleur-de-lis emblem, at Gilwell Park. 1976

Background imageLaunching Collection: The Summer Car of the River: Motor-launching on the Thames

The Summer Car of the River: Motor-launching on the Thames
An illustration by C.E. Turner depicting the fashion for motor-boats or motor-launches during the 1920s among the upper classes

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launching the Lifeboat

Launching the Lifeboat
Launching the lifeboat from a carriage into a rough sea whilst the crew climb aboard

Background imageLaunching Collection: The launch of the Cunard White Star Liner - Queen Mary

The launch of the Cunard White Star Liner - Queen Mary by HM The Queen at Clydebank, Septmeber 26th, 1934. Now permanently located at Long Beach, California, United States. Date: 1934

Background imageLaunching Collection: Close-up view of machine on launching track at Huffman Prair

Close-up view of machine on launching track at Huffman Prairie, Dayton, Ohio. Date 1904 June or July

Background imageLaunching Collection: The Amanohashidate admired by a Geisha

The Amanohashidate admired by a Geisha
The Amanohashidate - located in Miyazu Bay in northern Kyoto Prefecture - a pine-clad promontory launching onto the sea - being admited by a geisha on a balcony

Background imageLaunching Collection: Bremen Launched

Bremen Launched
In her heyday this fine German liner wins the Atlantic record, but in WW2 she becomes a naval accommodation ship, destroyed by fire in 1941

Background imageLaunching Collection: Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714

Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714
Royal Air Force - Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714. Seen fitted with chin-mounted ASV Mk. III radar, retractable Leigh Light in the Ventral turret position and RP-3 (from Rocket Projectile 3 inch)

Background imageLaunching Collection: Boat launch Robin Hoods Bay

Boat launch Robin Hoods Bay
Using an old farm tractor, three fishermen wearing oilskins launch a small lobster boat down the wet cobble slip of Robin Hoods Bay, North Yorkshire. First published The Sunday Times Date: 1990

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launching of a Dhow - Aden Maalla Village, Yemen

Launching of a Dhow - Aden Maalla Village, Yemen Date: 1910s

Background imageLaunching Collection: RMS Queen Elizabeth launching ceremony in 1938

RMS Queen Elizabeth launching ceremony in 1938

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launching ceremony, Construction of RMS Queen Elizabeth

Launching ceremony, Construction of RMS Queen Elizabeth

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launching a lifeboat, early 1900s

Launching a lifeboat, early 1900s

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launching a sailing lifeboat

Launching a sailing lifeboat

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launching a torpedo from a drifter, probably WW1

Launching a torpedo from a drifter, probably WW1

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launching a torpedo from a drifter fishing boat

Launching a torpedo from a drifter fishing boat

Background imageLaunching Collection: Margate Lifeboat launching

Margate Lifeboat launching

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launching a Lifeboat Victorian period

Launching a Lifeboat Victorian period Date: 19th century

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launching the Eastbourne Lifeboat Edwardian period

Launching the Eastbourne Lifeboat Edwardian period

Background imageLaunching Collection: Scott's Antarctic Expedition Simpson launch weather balloon

Scott's Antarctic Expedition Simpson launch weather balloon
Scott's Antarctic Expedition Simpson launching a weather balloon

Background imageLaunching Collection: WW2, Sailor's Knot And Captain's Boat

WW2, Sailor's Knot And Captain's Boat
A pair of WW2 illustrations from a children's ABC book. The left image shows the heads of a Royal Navy sailor and his sweetheart within the loops of a sailor's knot

Background imageLaunching Collection: Lifesavers by Stettman

Lifesavers by Stettman. Date: circa 1908

Background imageLaunching Collection: Bazin's Roller Boat Steamer at St Denis, France

Bazin's Roller Boat Steamer at St Denis, France
Ernest Bazin's Roller Boat Steamer on wheels just before launching at St Denis on the River Seine Date: 1897

Background imageLaunching Collection: Schneider Trophy Preparations

Schneider Trophy Preparations
British seaplanes being prepared for the Schneider Trophy competition. This race was held twelve times between 1913 and 1931. Date: 1931

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launch of RMS Queen Mary, Clydebank

Launch of RMS Queen Mary, Clydebank
The elaborate launching of RMS Queen Mary at Clydebank functioned perfectly Date: 1936

Background imageLaunching Collection: Medieval war machine. Catapult. Parabolic motion machine

Medieval war machine. Catapult. Parabolic motion machine, used to launch long-distance projectiles. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Background imageLaunching Collection: David Jones

David Jones
A coloured reproduction for a David Jones Advertisement, portraying the man himself, whose abounding enterprise and enthusiasm, coupled with a business vision ahead of his time

Background imageLaunching Collection: Photograph of a practice launch of the Lifeboat, Coversack, Cornwall. Outdoor seascape action shot

Photograph of a practice launch of the Lifeboat, Coversack, Cornwall. Outdoor seascape action shot. Captioned, Launching the Lifeboat, in case'

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launch of HMS Trafalgar at Woolwich, 21 June 1841

Launch of HMS Trafalgar at Woolwich, 21 June 1841
The Launch of HMS Trafalgar at Woolwich Dockyard, 21 June 1841 Date: 1841

Background imageLaunching Collection: RMS Mauretania, ocean liner being launched 1938

RMS Mauretania, ocean liner being launched 1938
The launch of the RMS Mauretania unveiled the name by Lady Bates, wife of the Chairman of the Cunard White Star taking place at Cammell Laird's yard, Birkenhead

Background imageLaunching Collection: Queen Victoria naming the ship Royal Albert at Woolwich Dockyard in London. Date: 1854

Queen Victoria naming the ship Royal Albert at Woolwich Dockyard in London. Date: 1854

Background imageLaunching Collection: Lifeboat putting out to sea, St Ives, Cornwall

Lifeboat putting out to sea, St Ives, Cornwall
The James Stevens lifeboat setting out in a choppy sea, St Ives, Cornwall. The James Stevens No.10 was built for St Ives by Thames Ironworks in 1899

Background imageLaunching Collection: World War II remains of a V2 German rocket site

World War II remains of a V2 German rocket site
Vintage World War II photograph - remains of a V2 German rocket launching site - rocket launcher mounted on a train. Hahnenberg Forest, Germany

Background imageLaunching Collection: Fisherman launching their boat, Japan

Fisherman launching their boat, Japan. Vintage 19th century photograph

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launching of the Lifeboat

Launching of the Lifeboat
Launching of the lifeboat from beach, Date: circa 1910

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launch of the W. S. Lindsay, iron emigrant ship 1852

Launch of the W. S. Lindsay, iron emigrant ship 1852
Launch of the W.S. Lindsay, the new iron emigrant ship, at Willington near Newcastle-upon-Tyne on 30th September 1852. The ship was built entirely for the purpose of emigration. 1852

Background imageLaunching Collection: The torchlight launch of the iron-screw steamer Azoff in

The torchlight launch of the iron-screw steamer Azoff in the Clyde. 1855

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launch of La Hogue, Sunderland 1855

Launch of La Hogue, Sunderland 1855
Launch of La Hogue, the largest ship ever built in Sunderland, in 1855. 16th July 1855

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launch of the Marion Macintyre and part of ship Iron Frame

Launch of the Marion Macintyre and part of ship Iron Frame
Launch of the " Marion Mactintyre" and part of the ship " Iron Frame", at Messrs Jordan and Gettys building-yard Liverpool (not Getley as printed in the ILNs caption), 1851

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launch of HMS Waterloo at Chatham 1833

Launch of HMS Waterloo at Chatham 1833
Launch of His Majestys ship, HMS Waterloo at Chatham in 1833. HMS Waterloo was a 120-gun first-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy. Date: 10 June 1833

Background imageLaunching Collection: Floating H. M.s Sultan out of dock 1870

Floating H. M.s Sultan out of dock 1870
Launch of H.M.S Sultan of Her Majestys ship Sultan, at Chatham Dockyard with crowds watching, most powerful ironclad afloat (at the time). Date: 1870

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launch of HMS Caledonia 1862

Launch of HMS Caledonia 1862
Launch of Her Majestys armour-plated screw-frigate HMS Caledonia at Woolwich Date: 24 October 1862

Background imageLaunching Collection: Secret name revealed, the Queen Mary

Secret name revealed, the Queen Mary
Queen Mary and King George V in a glass covered royal box on the lauching platform. Queen Mary over a microphone revealing the name of the long-kepted secret pronouncing the words

Background imageLaunching Collection: Hundred Years War, storming a fort

Hundred Years War, storming a fort
Siege of a castle, in the Hundred Years War. Date: circa 1380s

Background imageLaunching Collection: Fieseler Fi 103 - (V-1 flying bomb) on its launching ramp

Fieseler Fi 103 - (V-1 flying bomb) on its launching ramp
Fieseler Fi 103 - V-1 flying bomb (German: Vergeltungswaffe 1 - Vengeance Weapon 1) on its launching ramp at the Imperial War Museum Duxford. Date: circa 1990s

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launch of Her Majestys Ironclad Frigate at Devonport Date: 1863

Launch of Her Majestys Ironclad Frigate at Devonport Date: 1863

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launch of The Avenger Steam Frigate at Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth

Launch of The Avenger Steam Frigate at Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth
Launch of " The Avenger" Steam Frigate at Devonport Dockyard, Plymouth. The ceremony of christening the vessel was performed by Miss Harding, a niece of the gallant Admiral Superintendent

Background imageLaunching Collection: Hot air balloon

Hot air balloon
Silhouette of a man helping to inflate a hot-air balloon ready for launching. First published The Independent Date: 1987

Background imageLaunching Collection: Christening a Ship before she is launched

Christening a Ship before she is launched. Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLaunching Collection: Christening a Ship before she is launched - Our Navy cover

Christening a Ship before she is launched - Our Navy cover
Front cover illustration by Charles John De Lacy (1856-1929) for Our Navy - Christening a Ship before she is launched Date: circa 1910s

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launching Control Officer, 2nd Lt D. H. Turner, of the 3?

Launching Control Officer, 2nd Lt D. H. Turner, of the 3?
Launching Control Officer, 2nd Lt D.H. Turner, of the 32nd Guided Weapons Regiment of the Royal Artillery at Ty Croes, North Wales

Background imageLaunching Collection: Royal Wedding 1947 - at Clydebank before wedding

Royal Wedding 1947 - at Clydebank before wedding
Front cover of The Illustrated London News featuring photographs of Princess Elizabeth and her future husband, Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at the Clydebank shipyard of John Brown

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launching a Coracle on the R. Boyne

Launching a Coracle on the R. Boyne - a view of a man launching a round coracle into the River Boyne. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Louth). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launching a Curragh, North West Donegal

Launching a Curragh, North West Donegal - a view of two men on a beach launching a curragh. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageLaunching Collection: Japanese Battleship - Kashima - launched at Elswick

Japanese Battleship - Kashima - launched at Elswick
The Japanese Battleship - Kashima, shown at the Armstrong Whitworth shipyard at Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, just after launch in March, 1905

Background imageLaunching Collection: Titanic launched at Belfast; Lord and Lady Pirrie

Titanic launched at Belfast; Lord and Lady Pirrie
The launch of RMS Titanic, at Belfast on the joint birthday of its builder and his wife, Lord and Lady Pirrie, whose portraits are inset

Background imageLaunching Collection: V-1 Flying Bomb Launch Site, France; Second World War, 194

V-1 Flying Bomb Launch Site, France; Second World War, 194
Photograph showing a German V-1 Flying Bomb launch site near the coast of Normandy, France, June 1944. Two American soldiers can be seen inspecting the sloping launching-ramp

Background imageLaunching Collection: Lifeboat / Cromer / Norfolk

Lifeboat / Cromer / Norfolk
A lifeboat creates a huge splash as it is launched into the sea at Cromer, Norfolk

Background imageLaunching Collection: Airborne Submarine

Airborne Submarine
Launching a Mini-Submarine from the Air

Background imageLaunching Collection: Replace ships that have been sunk by German u-boats 1917

Replace ships that have been sunk by German u-boats 1917
The first steps of the great programme of shipbuilding which is designed to counter the ruthless submarine warfare of the German attack

Background imageLaunching Collection: Communist China - shipbuilding yard

Communist China - shipbuilding yard
Communist China - a shipbuilding yard with two ships ready for launching, decorated with red and yellow bunting. This was seen as a new era for China during the Cultural Revolution. circa late 1960s

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launch of the Hannibal steamship, 1854

Launch of the Hannibal steamship, 1854
The launch of the HMSS Hannibal screw steamship on 31st January 1854 at Deptford Dockyard. The ship served in the Crimean War. Date: 1854

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launching a Canvas Curragh, North West Donegal

Launching a Canvas Curragh, North West Donegal - a view of a man on the sand of a beach pushing a curragh to the sea. (Location: Republic of Ireland; County Donegal). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launching a Canvas Curragh, Rossapena, NW Donegall

Launching a Canvas Curragh, Rossapena, NW Donegall - a man launching a curragh, on the beach. (Location: Republic of Ireland: County Donegal: Rosapenna). Date: circa early 1900s

Background imageLaunching Collection: WW2 Launching seaplane from deck catapult of a US Battleship

WW2 Launching seaplane from deck catapult of a US Battleship
WW2 - Launching a seaplane from the deck catapult of the USS Colorado (BB-45), , the lead ship of the Colorado-class of battleships. Date: circa 1943

Background imageLaunching Collection: Paul Macartney at PR launch of Yellow Submarine

Paul Macartney at PR launch of Yellow Submarine
Paul Macartney at the PR launch of Yellow Submarine (the name of both an LP album and an animated film). Date: late 1960s

Background imageLaunching Collection: Cartoon, Launching the New Boat, Youth

Cartoon, Launching the New Boat, Youth. A reference to a new play, Youth, co-written by Augustus Harris and Paul John Merrit, first performed at Drury Lane, London, on 6 August 1881. 1881

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launch of HMS Trafalgar at Woolwich, SE London

Launch of HMS Trafalgar at Woolwich, SE London, 21 June 1841. 1841

Background imageLaunching Collection: Shipbuilding in Ww1

Shipbuilding in Ww1
The boilers are craned into a steamship : this is done after launching, when the vessel is afloat Date: 1914-1918

Background imageLaunching Collection: Launching Cleopatras needle, 1877

Launching Cleopatras needle, 1877
The launch of the " Cleopatra" from the Caesarium Beach at Alexandria, Egypt. Date: 1877

Background imageLaunching Collection: Tatler cover, launch of HMS Neptune, new super Dreadnought

Tatler cover, launch of HMS Neptune, new super Dreadnought
Front cover of the Tatler, 6th October 1909 showing the launch of the worlds largest warship, HMS Neptune, the first of the super Dreadnoughts at Portsmouth by the Duchess of Argyle

Background imageLaunching Collection: WW2 poster, Every Rivet a Bullet

WW2 poster, Every Rivet a Bullet -- Speed the Ships. Showing a newly constructed ship on the slipway ready for launching. Date: 1941

Background imageLaunching Collection: The icebreaker before its launching, 17 June 1899

The icebreaker before its launching, 17 June 1899
The Russian caption translates as The icebreaker-ferry before its launching, 17 June 1899. Date: 1899



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