Launch of HMS 'Trafalgar', Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1841. Artist: John Henry Banks

Launch of HMS 'Trafalgar', Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1841. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were among those attending the ceremony, which was watched by an estimated 500,000 people. 'Trafalgar' was a 120 gun first rate ship of the line. Woolwich Dockyard was founded by Henry VIII in 1512 to build his flagship 'Henri Grace a Dieu' (the 'Great Harry'), the largest warship of its time. (Photo by Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Launch of HMS 'Trafalgar', Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1841. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were among those attending the ceremony, which was watched by an estimated 500,000 people. 'Trafalgar' was a 120 gun first rate ship of the line. Woolwich Dockyard was founded by Henry VIII in 1512 to build his flagship 'Henri Grace a Dieu' (the 'Great Harry'), the largest warship of its time. (Photo by Guildhall Library & Art Gallery/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Launch of HMS 'Trafalgar', Woolwich Royal Dockyard, Kent, 1841. Artist: John Henry Banks
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Heritage Images / Contributor
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Hulton Archive
Date created:
01 January, 1841
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