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A Carol Badger photo of a Naval Yard launch in April 1970

Posted by Norman Dunn on May 27, 2022, 11:21:14

Carol sent me some photos she took in 1970. I've checked my records and think the ship being launched is either the 'Atlantic Conveyor' or the 'Atlantic Causeway'.
'Atlantic Conveyor' was hit by an Exocet missile in the Falklands War and eventually sank days later.
I'm sure Peter Cook will tell me which of the two were launched in April 1970

Re: A Carol Badger photo of a Naval Yard launch in April 1970

Posted by peter cook on May 27, 2022, 14:05:12, in reply to "A Carol Badger photo of a Naval Yard launch in April 1970"

I think the dates wrong and that it's Atlantic Causeway being launched on the 2nd of April 1969. Atlantic Conveyor was launched on the 25th of August 1969.

Re: A Carol Badger photo of a Naval Yard launch in April 1970

Posted by Norman on May 27, 2022, 15:57:53, in reply to "Re: A Carol Badger photo of a Naval Yard launch in April 1970"

Here is another photo Carol took when the ship was still on the stocks with another big ship upriver at the Yard. Shame that the negs had deteriorated a bit over the years.