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HMS CHALLENGER, a main deck corvette, and a frigate, at anchor in Sydney Harbour
HMS CHALLENGER, a main deck corvette, and a frigate, at anchor in Sydney Harbour

HMS CHALLENGER, a main deck corvette, and a frigate, at anchor in Sydney Harbour

Date1868-1870
Object number00028200
NamePhotograph
MediumAlbumen photographic print on paper
DimensionsOverall: 149 x 247 mm
Display Dimensions: 148 x 245 mm
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionTwo ships of the Australia Station, the corvette HMS CHALLENGER and a frigate (in the foreground), anchored in Sydney Harbour. HMS CHALLENGER served on the Royal Navy's Australia Station from 1866 to 1870.SignificanceBASTOCK, J. `SHIPS ON THE AUSTRALIA STATION'. FRENCHS FOREST, NSW: CHILD & ASSOCIATES PUBLISHING PTY LTD. 1988. 359.3250994 BAS