| Place | Europe: United Kingdom, England, Hampshire, Portsmouth |
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| Accession Number | 302447 |
| 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. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE ARMOURED CRUISER HMS NELSON AS SHE APPEARED ...
Description
PORTSMOUTH, ENGLAND. C.1891. PORT SIDE VIEW 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. OTHER 3 POUNDERS ARE MOUNTED ALONG HER HULL. 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. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)