Title

The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Getting under Way, and Manning the Yards, 1856. Creator: Unknown.

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The Grand Naval Review, at Spithead: Getting under Way, and Manning the Yards, 1856. Ships of the Royal Navy taking part in a display off the coast of Hampshire - sailors 'manning the yards' (standing on the spars attached to the masts). This manoeuvre was originally used to display the whole crew to the harbour authorities and the other ships present, to show that the ship's guns were not manned and hence her intentions were peaceful. 'The ships lay still as they had remained for a few previous days: the largest men-of-war forming that imposing double column...The whole dressed out in lines of flags, forming polygons of colour, gave a gaudy appearance to the surrounding water, already so variegated by moving craft of every sort'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.

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transport transportation sea England people male event activities man men sailing entertainment guy mast ship ships British geography activity color display decoration hampshire decorations war cannon century Britain signal newspapers press sail yard concept Navy decorated B&W rigging firing sailor warfare sailors engraved engraving Colour naval warfare 19th century water transport warship black & white black and white B W white and black warships armaments nineteenth century Royal Navy The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News naval review royal event Spithead TGN ILN military review newspaper Unknown yardarm naval ship International Code of Signals signal flags international maritime signal flags 19th-century Edwin Weedon Weedon Edwin