Launch of H.M. Gun-Boat "The Hardy", at Bristol, 1856. Creator: Unknown. Launch of H.M. Gun-Boat "The Hardy", at Bristol, 1856. Creator: Unknown
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Launch of H.M. Gun-Boat "The Hardy", at Bristol, 1856. Creator: Unknown. Launch of H.M. Gun-Boat "The Hardy", at Bristol, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Launch of H.M. Gun-Boat "The Hardy", at Bristol, 1856. This fine vessel was launched from the Albion Dockyard of Messrs Charles Hill and Sons...As the dockyard clock commenced striking four, a gun fired. Miss Stewart named the Hardy, the [blocks] were knocked away, the band struck up "God Save the Queen, " and the beautiful vessel glided majestically into the water, amid the shouts of the vast multitude...The following are the dimensions of the vessel: Length, 106 feet; breadth, 22 feet; depth, 8 feet; tonnage, 233; draught of water 6 ft. 6 in. Her engines are by Messrs. Maudslay, Sons, and Field, of London; and of the collective power of sixty horses. She is to carry two 68 pounders [guns], and two brass 24s'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856
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