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HMS INFLEXIBLE. Captain John A. Fisher. Tonnage 11,400; Armour 16 to 24 Inches; men, 349; guns, four 81 ton, in two turrets
HMS INFLEXIBLE. Captain John A. Fisher. Tonnage 11,400; Armour 16 to 24 Inches; men, 349; guns, four 81 ton, in two turrets

HMS INFLEXIBLE. Captain John A. Fisher. Tonnage 11,400; Armour 16 to 24 Inches; men, 349; guns, four 81 ton, in two turrets

Date1882
Object number00008409
NameEngraving
MediumInk on paper
DimensionsOverall: 259 x 350 mm
ClassificationsArt
Credit LineANMM Collection
HistoryIn 1881 Captain Fisher took command of HMS INFLEXIBLE. In 1882 it was part of the Mediterranean Fleet assigned to the protection of Queen Victoria during a visit to Menton on the Riviera. In the same year it took part in the Anglo-Egyptian War bombarding the port of Alexandria. Captain John Fisher's actions during the war led to media attention and celebrity, but also to giving up this command due to illness.
HMS MONARCH. Captain Henry Fairfax CB. Tonnage, 8320; Armour, 8 to 10 inches; Men, 515; Guns, four 25 ton, two 6 1/2 ton
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1882
Defence Series No. 150 - Looking astern into the mouths of 6 inch guns of an Australian Cruiser while the double turrets seem to rise almost as high as the bridge
Defence Series No. 150 - Looking astern into the mouths of 6 inch guns of an Australian Cruiser while the double turrets seem to rise almost as high as the bridge
Rose Stereograph Co
c 1940
Defence Series No. 147 - For'ard double turrets of a 6 inch gun unit of the Australian fleet
Defence Series No. 147 - For'ard double turrets of a 6 inch gun unit of the Australian fleet
Rose Stereograph Co
c 1940
Defence Series No. 148 - Cruiser's bows dwarfed by this view of double gun turrets taken from the bridge
Defence Series No. 148 - Cruiser's bows dwarfed by this view of double gun turrets taken from the bridge
Rose Stereograph Co
c 1940
HMS INFLEXIBLE at Fort Macquarie
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Frederick Garling (1806 - 1873)
1847
A view of HMS SPARTIATE, 76 guns, Rear Admiral G.E. Hammond CB Commanding, passing Isla Rasa, Isla Ardoseda in the distance
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1859
HMS REPULSE guns and service honours
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Frederick Garner Wilkinson
1920-1935
Image Not Available for Diameter of LP cylinder in inches
Diameter of LP cylinder in inches
c 1920
Image Not Available for A Few Inches Of Steel Often Save A Whole Foot
A Few Inches Of Steel Often Save A Whole Foot
Clem Millward
1961-1972
Image Not Available for Mean Diameter of Rings in Inches
Mean Diameter of Rings in Inches
c 1920
Image Not Available for Table of offsets The first figure represents feet - the second inches third eighth
Table of offsets The first figure represents feet - the second inches third eighth
1936-1951
Image Not Available for Table of offsets - The first figure represents feet - the second inches third eighths
Table of offsets - The first figure represents feet - the second inches third eighths
1936-1951