Image: The launch of HMS Trafalgar, 120 guns. At Woolwich June 21st 1841 RMG PW8091

Description: The launch of HMS Trafalgar, 120 guns. At Woolwich June 21st 1841 Hand-coloured. The Royal Dockyard at Woolwich was an important centre for naval shipbuilding from the reign of Henry VIII until its closure in 1869. Ship launches were a popular public spectacle and attracted large crowds. The 120 gun first rate 'Trafalgar' was launched at Woolwich Royal Dockyard in June 1841. She had a displacement of 2694 tons and during the Crimean War took part in the bombardment of Sebastopol in 1854. The launch of HMS Trafalgar, 120 guns. At Woolwich June 21st 1841 [1]
Title: The launch of HMS Trafalgar, 120 guns. At Woolwich June 21st 1841 RMG PW8091
Credit: http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/102918
Author: Kohler, W (engraver); William Spooner (publisher)
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