Launches Collection (#3)

The launch of the Nelson (coloured engraving)
603834 The launch of the Nelson (coloured engraving) by Clennell, Luke (1781-1840); Private Collection; (add.info.: The launch of the Nelson, at Woolwich, London, on 4 July 1814)

The launch of the Boscawen at Woolwich (engraving)
603824 The launch of the Boscawen at Woolwich (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The launch of the Boscawen at Woolwich, London, on Wednesday last)

The Spanish-American War, Launches of the United States Cruiser "Marblehead"and Gun-Boat "Nashville
1615670 The Spanish-American War, Launches of the United States Cruiser " Marblehead" and Gun-Boat " Nashville, " cutting the Cable at Cienfuegos (litho) by Wright

Launches of the Indian Troop Ships (engraving)
1103575 Launches of the Indian Troop Ships (engraving) by Weedon, Edwin (1819-79); Private Collection; (add.info.: Launches of the Indian Troop Ships)

17-year-old Tammy Wood was among the workers celebrating the naming of the ship Helice, at Kvaerner Govan. It was a proud moment for shipyard trainee medical secretary Tammy as her father was once a

Queen Elizabeth II, with Prince Philip launch the Queen Elizabeth 2 "QE2"
Queen Elizabeth II, with Prince Philip launch the Queen Elizabeth 2 " QE2" at John Browns shipyard, Clydebank. 20th September 1967

Dassault-Breguet Super etendard 23 launches from catapult
Aeronavale - Dassault-Breguet Super etendard 23 launches from the catapult, aboard Foch or Clemenceau, during an operational cruise

LTV F-8FN Crusader 3 launches from the catapult
Aeronavale - LTV F-8FN Crusaders 3, launches from the catapult, aboard Foch or Clemenceau, during an operational cruise. (Note: Foch and Clemenceau were two almost identical ships)

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

SCOTSMAN THROWS STONE
A kilted Scotsman launches a heavy stone during a stone throwing contest. Date: 1847

Launch of Her Majestys Ironclad Frigate at Devonport Date: 1863

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

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

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

WW1 - launch of 95 USA Transport Ships - 1918
A Bad Dream for Von Tirpitz translates into reality (Alfred Peter Friedrich von Tirpitz - German Grand Admiral, Secretary of State of the German Imperial Naval Office) - In a single day

The Arab general Musa Ibn Nusayr (640-718) strikes the face of his lieutenant Tarik for disobeying his orders during the conquest of Andalusia and Extremadura (712), drawing

Launch of vostok 1 rocket carrying yuri gagarin, soon to be the first man in space, in 1961, this is a still from a soviet film about the space program

Moses rush basket mother Moses kneels launches
Moses in the rush basket, The mother of Moses kneels by the rush basket in which she launches her son Moses. Next to her is Mirjam, the sister of Mozes

A Village On The Coast; Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, England

Snowy Egret Fishing In Florida

Launch of vostok 1 rocket carrying yuri gagarin, soon to be the first man in space, in 1961, this is a still from a soviet film about the space program

D-Day off Normandy, France, WW2
D-Day off Normandy, France, patrol and motor launches, June 1944. 1944

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

HMS Marlborough - A Torpedo breaking surface before its run
HMS Marlborough - A Torpedo breaking surface before starting its run. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill

Canakkale, Turkey - Hospital Boats moored off the coast
Canakkale, Turkey - Red Cross Hospital Boats moored off the coast. Date: 1923

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

The launch of the LFB Fireboat Massey Shaw at Cowes, officially launched by Mrs Morris, wife of the LFB Chief Major C C B Morris. Date: 1935

Aerial view of a tour boat docked at a pontoon at the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

Aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia

A Republic F-84 Thunderjet launches eight of 16 5-inch H?
A Republic F-84 Thunderjet launches eight of 16 5-inch High Velocity Aircraft Rockets over Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

Source Size = 3767 x 1309
The War in the East: with Hobart Pasha, the Unsuccessful Night Attack by Seven Russian Torpedo Launches on Turkish Ironclads Off Sulina, June 9

View of Rotterdam from the water, to the right is the new main gate flanked by two stone mills, a three-master, The Netherlands, print maker: Gerrit Groenewegen (mentioned on object), Dating 1794

Westhaven Marina, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand - aerial

Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Princess Alexandra of Denmark launches the HMS Queen
Princess Alexandra of Denmark (1844-1925) (wife of King Edward VII) - Queen consory of the United Kingdom and British Dominions - Empress consort of India (1901-1910)

Boat, Lake Wanaka, Otago, South Island, New Zealand

Lake Hawea, Otago, South Island, New Zealand

Bachem Ba349 Natter launches

Photographic, 10841494
10841494

English Electric Canberra B2 WJ644
English Electric Canberra B2, WJ644, used by de Havilland, launches a Firestreak missile over the Aberporth range in South Wales

Vostok 1 rocket being prepared for launch, 1961, this is a still from a soviet film of the launch

The launch of the LFB Fireboat Massey Shaw at Cowes, officially launched by Mrs Morris, wife of the LFB Chief Major C C B Morris

Vintage mahogany motorboat on the Parana Delta at Tigre, Argentina

Skytower, Central Business District, Viaduct Basin and Superyachts, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Central Business District, Viaduct Basin and Superyachts, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Fishing Boat, Skytower, Central Business District and Viaduct Basin, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Heligoland - Naval launches arriving
Heligoland - a small German archipelago in the North Sea. Formerly Danish and British possessions, the islands (population 1)

Prince George launch
The Duchess of York (later Queen Mary) launches the battleship Prince George at Portsmouth

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