"War Raccoon" cargo ship being launched in Welland Canal, c. 1919

Dublin Core

Title

"War Raccoon" cargo ship being launched in Welland Canal, c. 1919

Subject

"War Raccoon" cargo ship

Description

Two black and white photographic prints showing the "War Raccoon" cargo ship being launched in Welland Canal, c. 1919.

The ship was one of five made by the British American Shipbuilding Company (founded as a wartime effort) in Welland, and one of three made for the Imperial Munitions Board.

Source

Welland Public Library Photo Collection

Date

c. 1919

Rights

Copyright status unknown. Responsibility for determining the copyright status and any use rests exclusively with the user.

Format

Black and white photographic prints

Language

English

Type

Still image

Identifier

Storage – Welland Industrial Collection Binder – WELD- brit-0005, 0006

Coverage

Welland

Files

IMG_20230309_0004 (2).jpg
IMG_20230309_0004 (3).jpg

Collection

Citation

“"War Raccoon" cargo ship being launched in Welland Canal, c. 1919,” Welland Public Library Local History, accessed December 22, 2024, https://omeka.wellandlibrary.ca/items/show/9662.