Place | Oceania: Australia, Victoria, Port Phillip Bay |
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Accession Number | 300613 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Conflict |
Australian Colonial Forces, 1854-1900 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
PORT PHILLIP BAY, VIC. 1871-04-09. COPY OF A LITHOGRAPH DEPICTING THE ARRIVAL OF THE COAST ...
Description
PORT PHILLIP BAY, VIC. 1871-04-09. COPY OF A LITHOGRAPH DEPICTING THE ARRIVAL OF THE COAST DEFENCE TURRET SHIP HMVS CERBERUS AT MELBOURNE AFTER HER DELIVERY VOYAGE FROM GREAT BRITAIN. NOTE THE BUILT UP BULWARKS AND SAILING RIG FITTED FOR THE VOYAGE OUT. IN THE BACKGROUND THE BOYS OF THE TRAINING SHIP HMVS NELSON HAVE MANNED THE RIGGING TO GIVE THREE CHEERS AS THE FLAG IS DIPPED IN SALUTE TO THE CERBERUS. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)