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HMS Tamar (1863) firing minute guns for Queen Victoria, Hong Kong
A port quarter view of the receiving ship HMS Tamar (1863) anchored at Hong Kong, firing the minute gun to mark the death of Queen Victoria four days earlier on 22 January 1901. The white ensign at the stern is at half mast.
The Tamar's entire weather deck has been covered with a pitched roof. The masts are still stepped, but the yards have been taken down. Passing astern of her is a starboard quarter view of a single-funnelled steam launch.
The original negative envelope was labelled: 'HMS Tamar firing minute guns for Qu. Victoria H.K. 26.1.1901'
In ' The commission of HMS Terrible, 1898-1902' by George Crowe, he refers to the flags being lowered at 9am on 22 January 1901 when the Queen-Empress' death was announced to the fleet. Perhaps the date on the envelope is wrong.
The Tamar's entire weather deck has been covered with a pitched roof. The masts are still stepped, but the yards have been taken down. Passing astern of her is a starboard quarter view of a single-funnelled steam launch.
The original negative envelope was labelled: 'HMS Tamar firing minute guns for Qu. Victoria H.K. 26.1.1901'
In ' The commission of HMS Terrible, 1898-1902' by George Crowe, he refers to the flags being lowered at 9am on 22 January 1901 when the Queen-Empress' death was announced to the fleet. Perhaps the date on the envelope is wrong.
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Object Details
| ID: | N64460 |
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| Type: | Glass plate negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Jones, Kenneth Hurlstone |
| Vessels: | Tamar (1863) |
| Date made: | 26 January 1901 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 82 mm x 106 mm |