The Launch of HMS Albion at Blackwall

• 4.5 Documentary
• 1898-09-30
• 1 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

No actors found.

Director:

E.P. Prestwich

Writer:

No writer found.