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Background imageLaunch Collection: Built in a Belfast Shipyard - The launching of the Edinburgh Castle, a fine ship

Built in a Belfast Shipyard - The launching of the Edinburgh Castle, a fine ship built recently for the South African run and launched by Princess Margaret, c1948

Background imageLaunch Collection: Susan Carey, Gov. J.M. Carey & wife, Dorothy Knight, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Susan Carey, Gov. J.M. Carey & wife, Dorothy Knight, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Susan Carey, Gov. J.M. Carey & wife, Dorothy Knight, 1911. Shows Governor of Wyoming Joseph Maull Carey (1845-1924), with his wife and Dorothy Eunice Knight

Background imageLaunch Collection: Drill, Holland America Line - life boats ready to launch, between c1910 and c1915

Drill, Holland America Line - life boats ready to launch, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Drill, Holland America Line - life boats ready to launch, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageLaunch Collection: Life boats launched, Holland America line, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Life boats launched, Holland America line, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Life boats launched, Holland America line, between c1910 and c1915.

Background imageLaunch Collection: Kaiser leaving stand after christening of 'Imperator', 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Kaiser leaving stand after christening of "Imperator", 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Kaiser leaving stand after christening of "Imperator", 1912. Shows the Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany christening the S.S. Imperator, an ocean liner of the Hamburg America Line, May 23, 1912.

Background imageLaunch Collection: Taft at launch of NEW YORK, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Taft at launch of NEW YORK, 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Taft at launch of NEW YORK, 1912. Shows President William Howard Taft at the launching of the battleship the USS New York at the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York, October 30, 1912.

Background imageLaunch Collection: Launch of SMS Viribus Unitis at Trieste, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Launch of SMS Viribus Unitis at Trieste, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Launch of SMS Viribus Unitis at Trieste, 1911.

Background imageLaunch Collection: Launch of NEW YORK (reversed), 1912. Creator: Bain News Service

Launch of NEW YORK (reversed), 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Launch of NEW YORK (reversed), 1912. Shows the crowd at the launching of the battleship the USS New York at the New York Navy Yard in Brooklyn, New York, October 30, 1912.

Background imageLaunch Collection: Florida U.S.N., 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Florida U.S.N., 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Florida U.S.N., 1910. Shows the launch of the USS Florida battleship on May 12, 1910 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Background imageLaunch Collection: Florida U.S.N., 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Florida U.S.N., 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Florida U.S.N., 1910. Shows the launch of the USS Florida battleship on May 12, 1910 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Background imageLaunch Collection: Launch of 'Florida', U.S.N., 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Launch of "Florida", U.S.N., 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Launch of "Florida", U.S.N., 1910. Shows the launch of the USS Florida battleship on May 12, 1910 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Background imageLaunch Collection: Launch of 'Florida', U.S.N., 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Launch of "Florida", U.S.N., 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Launch of "Florida", U.S.N., 1910. Shows the launch of the USS Florida battleship on May 12, 1910 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Background imageLaunch Collection: Florida, U.S.N. battleship, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service

Florida, U.S.N. battleship, 1910. Creator: Bain News Service
Florida, U.S.N. battleship, 1910. Shows the launch of the USS Florida battleship on May 12, 1910 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

Background imageLaunch Collection: Dorothy Knight at 'Wyoming' launch, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Dorothy Knight at "Wyoming" launch, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Dorothy Knight at "Wyoming" launch, 1911. Shows Miss Dorothy Eunice Knight, the daughter of former Chief Justice Jesse Knight of the Wyoming Supreme Court, at the launch of the USS Wyoming, May 25

Background imageLaunch Collection: Launch of the Knight Commander, iron screw steam-ship, built at Dublin, 1864. Creator: Smyth

Launch of the Knight Commander, iron screw steam-ship, built at Dublin, 1864. Creator: Smyth
Launch of the Knight Commander, iron screw steam-ship, built at Dublin, 1864. View of '...the first large iron vessel ever built in the port of Dublin as she glided off her cradle into the high-tide

Background imageLaunch Collection: Launch of ARIZONA, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Launch of ARIZONA, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Launch of ARIZONA, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageLaunch Collection: Launch of the Turkish iron-clad frigate Sultan Mahmoud, at the Thames Ironworks, Blackwall, 1864

Launch of the Turkish iron-clad frigate Sultan Mahmoud, at the Thames Ironworks, Blackwall, 1864. Creator: Smyth
Launch of the Turkish iron-clad frigate Sultan Mahmoud, at the Thames Ironworks, Blackwall, 1864. Ship...built for the Sultan of Turkey by the Thames Ironworks Company...of 4221 tons burden; its

Background imageLaunch Collection: Observation balloon, U.S.A. 9 Dec 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Observation balloon, U.S.A. 9 Dec 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Observation balloon, U.S.A. 9 Dec 1917 (date created or published later). An observation balloon ready to be launched over German trenches in Europe in World War I

Background imageLaunch Collection: Christening party on U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Christening party on U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Christening party on U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. A view from the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

Background imageLaunch Collection: Mrs. Hugh [i.e. Hugo] Johnstone, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. Hugh [i.e. Hugo] Johnstone, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Hugh [i.e. Hugo] Johnstone, 30 May 1917. Captain Charles Albert Adams (1846-1929) (left), a U.S. naval officer who served as the commander of the USS Recruit

Background imageLaunch Collection: Capt. & Mrs. Mitchel, Jack Adams, May 31 1917 (date created or publishd later)

Capt. & Mrs. Mitchel, Jack Adams, May 31 1917 (date created or publishd later). Creator: Bain News Service. Capt
Capt. & Mrs. Mitchel, Jack Adams, May 31 1917 (date created or published later). Captain Charles Albert Adams (1846-1929), a U.S

Background imageLaunch Collection: Junior Naval Scouts on U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Junior Naval Scouts on U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Junior Naval Scouts on U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Members of the Junior Naval Scouts aboard the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

Background imageLaunch Collection: Mayor Mitchel boarding U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service

Mayor Mitchel boarding U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. Creator: Bain News Service
Mayor Mitchel boarding U.S.S. Recruit, 30 May 1917. New York Mayor John Purroy Mitchel (1879-1918) boarding the U.S.S. Recruit, a fake battleship built in Union Square

Background imageLaunch Collection: Our ironclad fleet: launch of the Royal Alfred screw-frigate at Portsmouth, on Saturday last, 1864

Our ironclad fleet: launch of the Royal Alfred screw-frigate at Portsmouth, on Saturday last, 1864. Royal Navy warship. From "Illustrated London News", 1864

Background imageLaunch Collection: Broadside view on launching cradle, launch S.S. Tionesta, Dec. 15, 1902, 1902 Dec 15

Broadside view on launching cradle, launch S.S. Tionesta, Dec. 15, 1902, 1902 Dec 15. Creator: Unknown
Broadside view on launching cradle, launch S.S. Tionesta, Dec. 15, 1902, 1902 Dec 15

Background imageLaunch Collection: The Duilio, Italian Ironclad, recently launched at Castellamare, Bay of Naples, 1876

The Duilio, Italian Ironclad, recently launched at Castellamare, Bay of Naples, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Duilio, Italian Ironclad, recently launched at Castellamare, Bay of Naples, 1876. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. H. Cooke, of Rome

Background imageLaunch Collection: Launch of the Inflexible at Portsmouth Dockyard: stern view of the ship, 1876. Creator: J. R. W

Launch of the Inflexible at Portsmouth Dockyard: stern view of the ship, 1876. Creator: J. R. W
Launch of the Inflexible at Portsmouth Dockyard: stern view of the ship, 1876. Warship launched using electricity. Hammers and battering-rams were applied to the foremost blocks

Background imageLaunch Collection: Launch of the Inflexible at Portsmouth...Princess Louise Starting the Ship by Electricity...1876

Launch of the Inflexible at Portsmouth...Princess Louise Starting the Ship by Electricity...1876. Creator: W. H. O
Launch of the Inflexible at Portsmouth Dockyard: Princess Louise Starting the Ship by Electricity, 1876. Mr. W. B. Robinson

Background imageLaunch Collection: Launch of the Russian circular ironclad Admiral Popoff, 1876. Creator: JR Wells

Launch of the Russian circular ironclad Admiral Popoff, 1876. Creator: JR Wells
Launch of the Russian circular ironclad Admiral Popoff, 1876....the launch of the Admiral Popoff...took place...at the port of Nicolaieff, which is situated on the river Bug

Background imageLaunch Collection: Launch of the 'Paramatta' Steam-ship at Blackwall on Monday week, 1858. Creator: Smyth

Launch of the "Paramatta" Steam-ship at Blackwall on Monday week, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Launch of the "Paramatta" Steam-ship at Blackwall on Monday week, 1858. Paddle steam-ship, built by the Thames Iron and Shipbuilding Company

Background imageLaunch Collection: Launch of the screw line-of-battle ship 'Anson' at Woolwich, 1860. Creator: Smyth

Launch of the screw line-of-battle ship "Anson" at Woolwich, 1860. Creator: Smyth
Launch of the screw line-of-battle ship "Anson" at Woolwich, 1860. Royal Navy ship launched...in the presence of at least 5000 spectators...The band of the Woolwich division of Royal Marine

Background imageLaunch Collection: View of the Port des Invalides in Paris with the Paris Frigate on Feb 18, 1761, , (1761-1805)

View of the Port des Invalides in Paris with the Paris Frigate on Feb 18, 1761, , (1761-1805). Creator: Unknown
View of the Port des Invalides in Paris with the Paris Frigate on February 18, 1761, (1761-1805). The ship is launched without masts. There are several boats with spectators on the water

Background imageLaunch Collection: Str. F.P. Jones, after the launch, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown

Str. F.P. Jones, after the launch, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown
Str. F.P. Jones, after the launch, 1913 Mar 8

Background imageLaunch Collection: Company Embarking on a Launch, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Pierre-Jacques Volaire

Company Embarking on a Launch, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Pierre-Jacques Volaire
Company Embarking on a Launch, mid-late 18th century

Background imageLaunch Collection: Brine, 1896 Aug 1. Creator: Unknown

Brine, 1896 Aug 1. Creator: Unknown
Brine, 1896 Aug 1

Background imageLaunch Collection: Launch of the Chattanooga, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown

Launch of the Chattanooga, between 1900 and 1905. Creator: Unknown
Launch of the Chattanooga, between 1900 and 1905

Background imageLaunch Collection: Strs. A.D. MacTier and F.P. Jones, sponsors, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown

Strs. A.D. MacTier and F.P. Jones, sponsors, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown
Strs. A.D. MacTier and F.P. Jones, sponsors, 1913 Mar 8

Background imageLaunch Collection: Str. F.P. Jones, sponsor, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown

Str. F.P. Jones, sponsor, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown
Str. F.P. Jones, sponsor, 1913 Mar 8

Background imageLaunch Collection: Strs. A.D. MacTier and F.P. Jones, sponsors, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown

Strs. A.D. MacTier and F.P. Jones, sponsors, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown
Strs. A.D. MacTier and F.P. Jones, sponsors, 1913 Mar 8

Background imageLaunch Collection: Str. F.P. Jones, sponsor, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown

Str. F.P. Jones, sponsor, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown
Str. F.P. Jones, sponsor, 1913 Mar 8

Background imageLaunch Collection: Strs. A.D. MacTier and F.P. Jones, launching party, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown

Strs. A.D. MacTier and F.P. Jones, launching party, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown
Strs. A.D. MacTier and F.P. Jones, launching party, 1913 Mar 8

Background imageLaunch Collection: Str. F.P. Jones, launch, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown

Str. F.P. Jones, launch, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown
Str. F.P. Jones, launch, 1913 Mar 8

Background imageLaunch Collection: Str. A.D. MacTier, launch, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown

Str. A.D. MacTier, launch, 1913 Mar 8. Creator: Unknown
Str. A.D. MacTier, launch, 1913 Mar 8

Background imageLaunch Collection: Steel boat, power launch, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown

Steel boat, power launch, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
Steel boat, power launch, between 1900 and 1910

Background imageLaunch Collection: Str. Seeandbee just after the launch, 1912 Nov 9. Creator: William H. Jackson

Str. Seeandbee just after the launch, 1912 Nov 9. Creator: William H. Jackson
Str. Seeandbee just after the launch, 1912 Nov 9

Background imageLaunch Collection: Launching party, Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Nov 9. Creator: William H. Jackson

Launching party, Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Nov 9. Creator: William H. Jackson
Launching party, Str. Seeandbee, 1912 Nov 9

Background imageLaunch Collection: Str. Seeandbee, the christening, 1912 Nov 9. Creator: William H. Jackson

Str. Seeandbee, the christening, 1912 Nov 9. Creator: William H. Jackson
Str. Seeandbee, the christening, 1912 Nov 9

Background imageLaunch Collection: D.B.C.Y. [Detroit Boat Club yacht] regatta, part of the fleet, between 1900 and 1910

D.B.C.Y. [Detroit Boat Club yacht] regatta, part of the fleet, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
D.B.C.Y. [Detroit Boat Club yacht] regatta, part of the fleet, between 1900 and 1910



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