H. M. S. "Duke of Wellington," 131 Guns.

Object summary

Title: H. M. S. "Duke of Wellington," 131 Guns.
Object ID: CC-R-0067
Date made: 1850
Place made: United Kingdom, Greater London, London
Printer: Day & Son Ltd.
Draftsman and lithographer: Dutton, Thomas Goldsworth
Publisher: Foster, William
Object type: Lithograph
Major collection: Nautical
Named collection: Arthur H. Clark Collection
On view: No

Description

A starboard-side view of the ship of the line HMS 'Duke of Wellington' anchored in harbor. Launched in 1852, she was an auxiliary steam and sail propelled ship. She was fitted with three masts and trim, square-set yards. In the print, her sails are loose. Behind her is a fleet of vessels, and in the right foreground, a group of men in a dinghy sail towards her.