Title

Her Majesty's Troop-Ship "Transit", refitting and receiving stores for China in Portsmouth...1857. Creator: Edwin Weedon.

Caption

Her Majesty's Troop-Ship "Transit", refitting and receiving stores for China in Portsmouth Harbour, 1857. Royal Navy ship '...built by Messrs. C. Mare and Co...furnished with engines, by the Messrs. Napier, of 500-horse power...the Transit returned to Spithead almost in a sinking state...it was reported that the ship was making water fast, and that there was already five feet of water in the hold. The anchor was weighed, and, on its being sighted, it was found to come up with half the stock gone. It then became apparent that, on the setting in of the young flood, the ship had been driven on her anchor, and had knocked a hole in her bottom. The water by this time had rapidly gained ahead, nine feet being reported. The donkey engine was set to work and manned by the troops and the crew, and Commander Chambers put her about and brought her back to Spithead'. From "Illustrated London News", 1857.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM23A76_391

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NA

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Rights managed

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62,0Mb (4,7Mb) / 18,7in x 12,9in / 5606 x 3863 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation sea boat boats ship ships British geography color damage damaged war location century Britain newspapers press concept Navy B&W warfare engraved engraving sailing ship sailing ships Colour steamship naval warfare 19th century water transport black & white black and white B W white and black nineteenth century Royal Navy The Print Collector geographical feature Illustrated London News Opium Wars steam ship troopship wood engraving ILN newspaper Portsmouth Harbour Second Opium War 19th-century Edwin Weedon Weedon Edwin HMS Transit