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Black and white photographs of ship launches at a shipyard, depicting large vessels being launched into the water amid crowds and celebrations.

Anefo photo collection. NDSM launch ship "Sirrah". December 20, 1952. Amsterdam
Anefo photo collection. NDSM launch ship "Sirrah". December 20, 1952. Amsterdam
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Aragon (depicted - name).Aragona (depicted - name)
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Nordenskjöld (depicted - name).Nordenskjöld (depicted - name)
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Anefo photo collection. Mission Zaanlandse shipbuilding me; Latitude "Venti di Scirocco". January 30, 1971
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Anefo photo collection. Assignment Zaanlandse NieuweLating ferry "Marsdiep" in Zaandam. 11 May 1963. Noord-Holland, Zaandam, Zaanstad
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Shipyard. The ferry ferry Skåne
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Anefo photo collection. Launch on "the north" in Alblasserdam of the shallow water mine sweeper de alblas by Mrs. Brouwer. 28 June 1959
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Anefo photo collection. NDSM to water lalating "Bawean". August 22, 1953. Amsterdam
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Japan: Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier Kaga being fitted out in 1928. Note the distinctive long funnel below the flight deck and the three 8-inch guns in casemates
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Freight wagons on the ramp to the train ferry State Railways SJ "Starke" in Värtahamnen. The train ferry Starke operated, among other things, the line Värtan - Naantali.
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Misc. Negatives , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Skandiahamnen Gothenburg
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NEW YORK
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Vintage photograph. Sport sailboat in drydock
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Photo reportage Rijkswerf Willemsoord.Old Dock I
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Anefo photo collection. Fine-ninety-meter long bridge, part fell from duck valve at the Waalhaven in Rotterdam. March 22, 1966. Rotterdam, South Holland
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Training ship Cristoforo Colombo before the launch, Castellammare di Stabia, 1928.
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Launching of 27,000 ton carrier , Aircraft carriers, Launches, Quincy Yard, Fore River Ship and Engine Company. Photographs of the First Naval District
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Anefo photo collection. German cargo ship Schwatensteijn with a large hole in the port of Rotterdam after collision at Hoek van Holland / affected. 17 April 1957. Rotterdam, South Holland
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Anefo photo collection. Torpedo boat overijssel at Wilton Fijenoord. July 7, 1956
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ATC-CCB Boats , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Tug Tim from Uddevalla launch.Tim (depicted name)
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SEGURANCA
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Anefo photo collection. Nieuwe Laten new downstairs "Dolphin" in Rotterdam. May 20, 1959
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Anefo photo collection. Continued submission submarine "Rotterdam" at RDM. February 28, 1957
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Poll photo collection. Rijnvaart, report from motorcycle ship Damco 230: France. Female crew members aboard French inland navigation ship Mont Blanc in the Sluis in the Grand Canal d'Alsace at Ottmarsheim. April 1, 1955. France, Ottmarsheim
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AD-38 Puget Sound , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Tom (depicted - name).Tom (depicted - name)
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Anefo photo collection. Arrival caraville (45 tons away diesel engine yacht) B RAI for HISWA. March 9, 1962. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Anefo photo collection. Motor anchor Diloma of 63,400 tons that would be launched at the NDSM at Amsterdam on Friday 22 October (largest tanker ever to water in Amsterdam). Tankers, ships, shipyards. October 18, 1965. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Anefo photo collection. Launch ship for indonesia "Djadadajat" at Verschure and Co. in Amsterdam. October 11, 1952. Amsterdam, Indonesia, Indonesia
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Transportation of grain, host
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Anefo photo collection. Greatest tanker built on slope at NDSM ("Western Gulf"). September 1, 1955. Amsterdam
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Anefo photo collection. Shipping from locomotives to Indonesia. August 14, 1951. Indonesia
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AS-34 Canopus , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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GW-FREGAT HR.MS. De Ruyter (1976-2001), submission
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Anefo photo collection. Assignment Zaanlandse NieuweLating ferry "Marsdiep" in Zaandam. 11 May 1963. Noord-Holland, Zaandam, Zaanstad
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Anefo photo collection. Motor freight boat "Van Noort" Werf Bolle N in Bolnes. September 7, 1954. Bolnes
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AFS-5 Concord , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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M/S "Trelleborg" passes and freight wagons are switched on board the ferry in Trelleborg.
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M/S Trelleborg, wagon exchange on board. Freight wagon DB GLMHS50 208488
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Anefo photo collection. North sea canal, collision between Panamaes Alexandra K. and the Averdijk, overviews. March 5, 1964. North Sea Canal
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Ålandsresa. M/s Nordia. Bogvisir
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AGOR-9 Thomas G. Thompson , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Launching of USS Sand Lance (SS-381), Bow View Previous to Launching, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Administrative History of the First Naval District in World War II
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Communication at the Rotterdam Drying Dock Society of Hr.Ms. Swordfish (1972-1994).
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Anefo photo collection. The launch of frigate "Van Galen" on the yard of the Royal Me NV. "The Schelde". June 23, 1965
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A bow view of the guided missile frigate UNDERWOOD (FFG-36) sliding down the ways during launching. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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AOE3- Seattle , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Poll photo collection. Rijnvaart, report from motorcycle ship Damco 230: France. Motor ship in the lock in the Grand Canal d'Alsace at Kembs. April 1, 1955. France, Kembs
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Nyb 333 Hermes.Hermes (depicted name)
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Seamaster (depicted - name).Seamaster (pictured - name)
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The Queen Launches "Queen Mary" -- The liner going down the slipway. Note the drag chains attached to liner.H.M. the Queen launched the great liner "Queen Mary" at Clydebank on Wednesday. September 26, 1934. (Photo by London News Agency Photos Ltd.).
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A look at some ship models at the exhibition 'half a century shipbuilding' at the Institute for Shipping and Aviation in Rotterdam, at the end of 1958.
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State Railways, SJ Kö
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CVA 65 Enterprise , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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The AERO EXHIBITION at  Olympia, London, features  actual aircraft and balloons  as well as stands for such  companies as Bleriot.      Date: 1913
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Anefo photo collection. Smit Kinderdijk Nieuwwelarating Hasco from Brazil. January 12, 1954. Kinderdijk
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Anefo photo collection. Late parts Galecopper bridge (Utrecht) brought into place by floating bucks. March 6, 1976. Utrecht
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Launch of the S-Fregat Jan van Brakel (1983-2001) on 16 May 1981 at the Kon. Me. The Scheldt (KMS) in Vlissingen
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Anefo photo collection. Holland Container Line officially opened by mr. Rehbock, Chairman of Chamber of Commerce in Westhaven. July 4, 1968
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Anefo photo collection. Dordrecht / Nijmegen railway, railway bridge, renovated bridge part 540 tons. July 30, 1955
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Queen Beatrix leaves HR.MS guided arms factory. Tromp (1975-1999) in water on the Kon yard. Me the Scheldt in Vlissingen
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A bow view of the guided missile frigate DOYLE (FFG-39). The ship has just been completed. Base: Bath State: Maine (ME) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Anefo photo collection. 14th HISWA Exhibition in RAI, Amsterdam Preparations: Ship in the RAI. March 4, 1969. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Morviken (depicted - name).Morviken (pictured - name)
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Gothenburg Norra, container terminal. M/S Atlantic Star, built in 1967 by Ateliers & Chantiers de Dunkerque & Bordeaux, Gironde, France and was delivered to Holland America Lijn, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Traveled the North Atlantic
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Anefo photo collection. Work during the construction of the IJ tunnel in Amsterdam. For the first time two buses run with press representatives from the northern part of the IJt tunnel. October 4, 1966. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland
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Launch Of The "Queen Mary" -- General view showing part of the huge crowd, under umbrellas, watching the launch of the "Queen Mary". September 26, 1934. (Photo by Keystone).
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AE-34 Mount Baker , Ships, Naval Vessels, Boats, Naval History, Navy
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Container ship in harbor
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M-FREGAT HR.MS. Karel Doorman (1991-present) for the launch
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