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On board an unidentified armed steamship, possibly in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A distant starboard broadside view of an unidentified cargo steamer under way in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port bow view of an unidentified steam coaster with auxiliary sails under way in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
On board the Wreck Marking Light Vessel marking the wreck of the steamship Patria (1894) in The Downs, between Deal and Walmer, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
On board the Royal Navy battleship Hannibal (1896) at anchor with other units the Channel Fleet in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port bow view, taken from fine off the bow, of the Royal Navy 2nd class protected cruiser Andromache (1890) at anchor in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard quarter view, taken from wide off the stern, of the Royal Navy 1st class protected cruiser Amphitrite (1898) at anchor with other units the B Fleet in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port broadside view of the Royal Navy steel screw corvette Calliope (1884) at anchor in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
Francis Norris Adams on board the wreck of the steamship Ardoe (1880) beached off Sandown Castle, The Downs, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
On board the partially sunken wreck of the steamship Patria (1894) in The Downs, between Deal and Walmer, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port bow view of the Royal Navy battleship Majestic (1895) at anchor with other units the Channel Fleet in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A starboard side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of the Royal Navy composite screw gunboat Albacore (1883) at anchor, probably in the Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard quarter view of the wreck of the steamship Ardoe (1880) beached off Sandown Castle, The Downs, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
On board the wreck of the steamship Ardoe (1880) beached off Sandown Castle, The Downs, Kent (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard side view, taken from well abaft the beam, of the Royal Navy barbette ship Benbow (1885) at anchor in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port bow view of the Royal Navy battleship Majestic (1895) at anchor with other units the Channel Fleet in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A distant starboard side view of the Royal Navy battleships of 'B' Fleet at anchor in The Downs at the start of the annual fleet manoeuvres. (Glass plate negative)
A starboard near broadside view, taken from just ahead of the beam, of the of the Royal Navy iron screw corvette Volage (1869) at anchor in The Downs or the Thames Estuary. (Glass plate negative)
A starboard side view of the blasting boat rowing away from the almost completely sunken wreck of the steamship Patria (1894) in The Downs, between Deal and Walmer, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant port quarter view of the Royal Navy armoured cruiser Black Prince (1904) at anchor, possibly in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A slightly distant starboard near broadside view, taken from only just abaft the beam, of the Royal Navy torpedo gunboat Circe (1892), presumably at anchor in The Downs. (Glass plate negative)
A close view of the forecastle deck, from the port side of the bow, of the wreck of the three-masted barquentine Mary Ann (1863) off Sandown Castle, The Downs, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
A starboard bow view of the wreck of the steamship Ardoe (1880) beached off Sandown Castle, The Downs, Kent. (Glass plate negative)
On board the Wreck Marking Light Vessel marking the wreck of the steamship Patria (1894) in The Downs, between Deal and Walmer, Kent (Glass plate negative)
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