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BW192/3/2/1/1/47
Sideways launch of the motor vessel 'Gamma' at Knottingley on the Aire and Calder Navigation
Description
Black and white photograph showing the stern of 'Gamma' as it is launched into the water at John Harker Limited Shipbuilders in Knottingley. The vessel has a union flag flying from it. There are people by the canal watching the launch, there are other vessels in the background and cranes and industrial buildings by the canal.
Date
21 April 1949
Reference code
BW192/3/2/1/1/47
Extent & medium
1 photograph
