| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Hampshire, Portsmouth |
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| Accession Number | 302446 |
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white |
| Physical description | Black & white |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. C.1891. DETAIL VIEW OF THE STERN OF THE ARMOURED CRUISER HMS NELSON AS SHE ...
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PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. C.1891. DETAIL VIEW OF THE STERN OF THE ARMOURED CRUISER HMS NELSON AS SHE APPEARED AFTER HER 1889-1891 REFIT. HER SAILING RIG HAS BEEN REDUCED AND FIGHTING TOPS CONTAINING 3 POUNDER HOTCHKISS ANTI TORPEDO BOAT GUNS FITTED TO HER FORE AND MIZZEN MASTS. ANOTHER 3 POUNDER IS MOUNTED AT THE STERN. THE DEEP EMBRASURE IN THE HULL IS TO ENABLE END ON FIRING BY HER 10 INCH 18 TON RIFLED MUZZLE LOADING GUN, THE MUZZLE OF WHICH WHICH CAN BE SEEN PROTRUDING FROM ITS PORT. ABOVE IT IS A 4.7 INCH QUICK FIRING GUN. NOTE THE STERNWALK. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)