Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


The film documents the launch of HMS Albion at Blackwall on the 21st of June, 1898—an event that was witnessed by 30,000 onlookers, 37 of whom lost their lives when the jetty upon which they were standing became washed away by the resultant swell.
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Launch of HMS Albion at Blackwall (1898)
Editorial context, craft details, and films that share its DNA.
2007