Title

The Baltic Flying Squadron of 1856: Falcon, Harrier, Samson, Imperieuse, Arrogant, Euryalus, Amphion Creator: Unknown.

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The Baltic Flying Squadron of 1856: Falcon, Harrier, Samson, Imperieuse, Arrogant, Euryalus, Amphion, Driver, Pylades, 1856. Crimean War: warships of the Royal Navy. 'The campaign of this year in the Baltic [Sea] has already commenced, the ice having left much earlier than on previous occasions; and the vessels of the advanced or Flying Squadron have again entered the seas the ports of which they so successfully blockaded last year...The present destination of the Flying Squadron is Kiel, from which place the vessels will receive orders for their future movements - the armistice not interfering in any way with the blockade'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.

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Keywords

transport transportation sea ship ships British geography color war century Britain newspapers press concept Navy B&W warfare fleet engraved engraving sailing ship sailing ships Colour naval warfare 19th century water transport warship black & white black and white B W white and black warships Baltic Sea nineteenth century Royal Navy The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News ILN newspaper Crimean War Unknown Flying Squadron naval ship 19th-century