Algiers (1854), 90 guns, waiting for a pilot
Technique includes scratching out; Heightened with white.
Image shows the Algiers in a rough sea, with its mainsails furled. The sails are flapping in the wind, which suggests it is hove to, waiting for the pilot vessel, which can be seen to the right. The pilot vessel's purpose would be to bring the incoming ship safely to port. There are three smaller vessels in the distance of the image.
The ship has a very small steam funnel behind the first mast. The Admiralty ordered that she be fitted with screw propulsion while under construction in 1852.
Image shows the Algiers in a rough sea, with its mainsails furled. The sails are flapping in the wind, which suggests it is hove to, waiting for the pilot vessel, which can be seen to the right. The pilot vessel's purpose would be to bring the incoming ship safely to port. There are three smaller vessels in the distance of the image.
The ship has a very small steam funnel behind the first mast. The Admiralty ordered that she be fitted with screw propulsion while under construction in 1852.
Object Details
| ID: | PAG9840 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Drawing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Peyton |
| Vessels: | Algiers (1854) |
| Date made: | 1854 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Sheet: 252 x 354 mm; Mount: 482 mm x 633 mm |
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