This section doesn’t currently include any content. Add content to this section using the sidebar.

Image caption appears here

Add your deal, information or promotional text

1960 Press Photo Dreadnought, first British nuclear sub launched. - nob01434

Every photo in our collection is an original vintage print from a newspaper or news service archive, not a digital image. Please see our FAQ for more information.

Description
The 3,500-ton Dreadnought, Britain's first nuclear submarine, slides down the ways at her launching today in Barrow-In-Furness, England. The whale-shaped vessel-designed to kill other submarines-was launched by Queen Elizabeth II. The vessel is 226 feet long with a beam of 32 feet.

Photo is dated 1960.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.
Add To Wishlist

Search