Chas Rathbone Low Gallery

HMS Calliope, Royal Navy 3rd class cruiser, c1890-c1893

HMS Calliope, Royal Navy 3rd class cruiser, c1890-c1893. A Calypso class cruiser, HMS Calliope entered service in 1887. In 1889 she survived an encounter with a tropical cyclone at Apia, Samoa, that wrecked or sank all twelve other ships present at the time. Calliope was placed in reserve in 1889 and, after a short period as a training ship, in 1907 became a drill ship for the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve on the Tyne at Newecastle, a role she would perform until 1951. A print from Her Majesty's Navy Including its Deeds and Battles, by Lieut Chas Rathbone Low, Volume I, JS Virtue & Co, London, 1890-1893

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HMS Victoria, Royal Navy 121 gun warship, c1859 (c1890-c1893).Artist: William Frederick Mitchell

HMS Victoria, Royal Navy 121 gun warship, c1859 (c1890-c1893). Launched in 1859, HMS Victoria was the last three decker ship of the line to enter service with the Royal Navy. She was the largest wooden warship ever built. The advent of ironclad warships rendered Victoria obsolete, and she was only in active service from 1864 until 1867, after which she was assigned to the Reserve Fleet at Portsmouth. She was scrapped in 1893. A print from Her Majesty's Navy Including its Deeds and Battles, by Lieut Chas Rathbone Low, Volume II, JS Virtue & Co, London, 1890-1893

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Prince George of Wales, Duke of York, 1890-1893

Prince George of Wales, Duke of York, c1890-c1893. The future King George V (1865-1936) served actively in the Royal Navy from 1877 until 1891. His naval career was then effectively ended when his elder brother, Prince Albert Victor, died, leaving George second in line to the throne after his father. A print from Her Majesty's Navy Including its Deeds and Battles, by Lieut Chas Rathbone Low, Volume II, JS Virtue & Co, London, 1890-1893

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