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Carol Badger's Naval Yard photo

Posted by peter cook on May 28, 2022, 14:21:27

Firstly the photo needs to be flipped as it's the wrong way round the launch berths ran towards Harrison's not away from them. This allows you see the name a bit better and you can see a small first name and a longer second name. There were no launches from the Naval Yard in April 1970. The photo dates from the 5th of May 1970 and the launch of Dart America. The first photo is the original the second one is the photo flipped and the third photo is a clearer photo of the Dart America launch and the stern is identical.

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Re: Carol Badger's Naval Yard photo

Posted by Norman on May 28, 2022, 16:55:33, in reply to "Carol Badger's Naval Yard photo"

Well done for figuring out that the pics needed flipped Peter.
Ive done the same myself scanning negatives. So the ship was the 'Dart America' a Container Ship.

Re: Carol Badger's Naval Yard photo

Posted by Carol Badger on May 29, 2022, 17:28:23, in reply to "Carol Badger's Naval Yard photo"

Thanks Peter. I had no idea the scanner "flipped" the images from the negatives. I will have to remember to put the negatives in 'backwards' from now on. I don't remember much of the river as it was, so didn't recognise the fact that I was looking at a reversed picture. Good job! I had dthe film dated "April and May 19770" but if I was looking at it the wrong way round that is why I thought it was in April.

Re: Carol Badger's Naval Yard photo

Posted by dave carmichael on June 10, 2022, 22:46:34, in reply to "Re: Carol Badger's Naval Yard photo"

Was an apprentice at Marconi's at this time, I remember we were allowed to go out and watch the launch.

Re: Carol Badger's Naval Yard photo

Posted by Carol Badger on June 10, 2022, 23:54:39, in reply to "Re: Carol Badger's Naval Yard photo"

It's a smaller world than we think. I worked at Marconi's too, but in 1963/4/5.

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