Launch of the East India Company's ship Edinburgh.

Repro ID: D2542

Description: A ship launch was always a great occasion and hundreds of spectators would watch the event. This is Wigram and Green's yard at Blackwall on 9 November 1825. Ships were fitted with masts after launch and the Blackwall mast house can be seen in the background. Launching was a precise operation and had to be carefully coordinated with the tide.

Creator: William John Huggins (1781-1845)

Date: c.1825

Credit line: National Maritime Museum, London