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H.M.S. Raleigh, 1890. Creator: Unknown.

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H.M.S. Raleigh, 1890. 'Of the three British ships of war which have been sent to Delagoa Bay, the Raleigh is the flag-ship of Rear-Admiral Wells, commanding the Cape and West Coast of Africa station. The Raleigh, Captain H. Wilmot Fawkes, is a second-class cruiser of 5200 tons, and carries twenty-four guns, of which eight are 90-cwt., eight 6-in. 81-cwt., and eight 5-in. 38-cwt. guns, together with twelve machine and four light guns. She was built at Chatham in 1873...Our Illustration is from a photograph by Messrs. Symonds and Co., Portsmouth'. From "Illustrated London News", 1890.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

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HRM25A51_056

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5,2Mo (758,1Ko) / 15,0cm x 8,7cm / 1772 x 1025 (300dpi)

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