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Launch of the Knight Commander, iron screw steam-ship, built at Dublin, 1864. Creator: Smyth
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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 waters of the Liffey...The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, with a large company of distinguished persons, visited on this occasion the building-yard of Messrs. Walpole, Webb, and Bewley, North Wall. The Marchioness of Kildare performed the ladylike office of "christening" the young ship by breaking a bottle of wine upon the bows. Next moment the "dog-shores" or props by which the vessel was upheld, were knocked away, and she gracefully descended into the river, saluted by the guns of H.M.S. Ajax and by the cheers of 20,000 spectators. The Knight Commander belongs to Messrs. Carlyle and Geddes, of Liverpool, and is intended for the Calcutta trade...about three hundred Irish workmen have been busy for the last twelvemonth, under skilled English and Scotch shipwrights or engineers, in building this fine iron steam-vessel. Her length over all is 230 ft.;...registered tonnage, 1450 tons; burden, 2500 tons. Her lower masts, bowsprit, and some of the yards, are of steel manufactured by Messrs. Cato, Miller, and Co.' From "Illustrated London News", 1864
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"This historic moment captures the launch of the Knight Commander, an iron screw steam-ship built in Dublin in 1864. The ship's christening ceremony took place on [date] at Messrs. Walpole, Webb, and Bewley's building yard on North Wall. Lady Marchioness of Kildare performed the honors by breaking a bottle of wine upon the bows as dignitaries looked on. With its props knocked away, the vessel gracefully descended into the Liffey River to cheers from 20,000 spectators and salutes from H.M.S. Ajax's guns.
The Knight Commander is an impressive feat of engineering, measuring 230 feet in length with a registered tonnage of 1450 tons and burden capacity of 2500 tons. Its steel masts, bowsprit, and yards were manufactured by Messrs. Cato, Miller, and Co., showcasing the expertise of skilled English and Scottish shipwrights who worked alongside Irish laborers to bring this magnificent vessel to life.
This photograph captures a pivotal moment in Dublin's maritime history as the city celebrates its first large-scale iron-built steam-ship.
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