Launch of TSS Islander

Maker
A C Brown
Production date
1929
 Description
View of the platform party gathered by the bow of TSS Islander for the launch of the ship. Shipyard workers are gathered at the bow rail of the ship, and other men crowd the deck of the ship in the background. The sign indicates she is order 416 and the declivity (slope) of the slipway.
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Maker
Production date
1929
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Subject place
Grangemouth Dockyard/Dalgrain Rd/Old Grangemouth/Grangemouth area
Subject notes
TSS Islander (TSS=Turbine Steam Ship) was a cargo and passenger vessel of 1598 tons. She was designed for tropical climes. Diesel engines were becoming more popular but steam turbines continued to be fitted to new ships into the late 1960s.
Accession number
P00253

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