Title

Launch of H.M. Gun-Boat "Pelter", and the Portuguese Steam-ship "Dom Pedro Secondo", at..., 1854. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Launch of H.M. Gun-Boat "Pelter", and the Portuguese Steam-ship "Dom Pedro Secondo", at Northfleet, 1854. Dockyard on the River Thames in Kent. Gunboat '...which Mr. Pitcher has been ordered to build for her Majesty's navy...The dimensions of the boat are - length between the perpendiculars, 100 feet; extreme breadth, 22 feet; depth in hold, 7 feet 10 inches. The burden is 212 tons. The engines intended for her have been manufactured by Messrs. Penn and Co, on the high-pressure principle, and are of 60 horse power. Her armament wil! consist of two guns of 95 cwt., which will be capable of throwing solid shot of 8 in diameter...the Don Pedro...a fine commercial screw-vessel...has been constructed by Mr. Pitcher for the Luizo Brazileiro Steam Company [as a] passenger vessel to run between Lisbon and Rio Janeiro...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1854.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM22B07_418

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22,0Mb (1,7Mb) / 12,8in x 6,7in / 3843 x 2000 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation river England River Thames Thames job boat boats ship ships occupation British geography century Kent Britain profession newspapers press launch dockyard B&W battleship steamship 19th century water transport warship gunship black & white black and white B W warships boatbuilding gunboat nineteenth century The Print Collector boat-building boatyard geographical feature Illustrated London News Northfleet steam ship TGN ILN newspaper engraving boat building Unknown naval ship 19th-century