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1. HMS ‘Britannia’ (1860) in 1875 with only the foremast, awning over the rear half, anchored in a river, port quarter view. Another vessel ahead of ‘Britannia’. Neg. 58/656
1. HMS ‘Britannia’ Mess room. Neg. 58/657
2. HMS ‘Resistance’ (1861) in 1877, port near beam, rather faded. Annotated “Capt. C W Hope, R.N.”. Neg. 58/658
3. HMS ‘Achilles’ (1860) in 1880, port ahead of beam, at anchor. Neg. 58/659
3. Deck of HMS ‘Achilles’ 15.9.1877, with Lt. Myland, Midshipmen Armstrong, Prance & Ballard posing in front of a gun. Neg. 58/660
4. Five portraits: Charles Goodrich May; Henry Adair; William Pierre Lunell Heyland; Frank Massic Royds (killed in action 1884); Montague George Cartwright. Whole page copied on Neg. 58/661
5. Officers of HMS ‘Achilles’ in 1879. About 38 people rather a faded image. Neg 58/662
6. Ship’s company, HMS ‘Achilles’ in 1879. Neg. 58/663
7. Small photo of a drawing depicting the British Fleet in Besika Bay, 1877. ‘Rupert’, Helicon’, ‘Raleigh’, ‘Hotspur’, ‘Salamis’, ‘Italian’, ‘Swiftsure’, ‘Flamingo’, ‘Alexandra’, ‘Agincourt’, Condor’, ‘Devastation’, ‘Sultan’, ‘Pallas’, ’Achilles’
7. Small photo of a drawing depicting the British Squadron forcing the passage of the Dardanelles (preparing for action) 13th Feb. 1878. ‘Agincourt’, ‘Alexandra’, ‘Temeraire’, ‘Sultan’, ‘Swiftsure’, ‘Achilles’.
8. Band of ‘Achilles’ 1879. 20 people with instruments arranged in the foreground. Rather faded image. Negs. A5134 & 58/664.
9. Malta Harbour during honeymoon visit of T.R.H. Duke & Duchess of Connaught, 24th April 1879. Panorama across both pages. ‘Invincible’, ‘Monarch’, RY ‘Osborne’, ‘Minotaur‘, ‘Salamis’, ‘Agincourt’, Indian troopship ‘Malabar’. Neg 58/665
10. Faded distant view of ‘Alexandra’, ‘Achilles’, ‘Temeraire’, ‘Monarch’ and ‘Raleigh’ at Famagusta, Cyprus, Oct. 14th 1879. Neg. 58/666.
10. HMS ‘Achilles’ (1860) at Malta July 1877. Starboard beam, coaling ship. Neg. 58/667
11. The Hamoaze, Plymouth, 1875, with ‘Revenge’ in the distance, ‘Impregnable’ and Port Flagship ‘Royal Adelaide’ in middle ground, dressed overall, port beam. Neg. 58/668
12. HMS ‘Royal Adelaide’(, Port Flagship at Plymouth 1880, dressed overall, port beam. Neg. D.2163 (not from this print)
13. Officers of HMS ‘Achilles’ in July 1877, with Capt. Sir William Nathan Wright Hewett, KCB, VC and the most junior “G.A.B.” (Ballard). Only those two of the group achieved flag rank. Same group, different photograph in Album 259. Neg. A5391 (not from this print).
14. HMS Tourmaline (1875) in 1889 (or Emerald according to G A Osbon) moored, port ahead of beam. Annotated “differently rigged when G A Ballard was in her”. Neg. 58/669
15. Gun Room Officers, HMS Tourmaline 1881 Neg. 58/676
16. “General Muster” on deck, HMS Tourmaline.
17. Three unidentified portraits, two of them on neg. 58/671
18. Sub Lieutenants class, HMS Excellent 1883. 19 individuals, 3 named as killed in action, 2 as drowned on service, and 6 as reached flag rank, one being Ballard.
19. HM Ships Excellent, Calcutta, Ariadne and Vernon in 1882, moored without rigging and with canvas deck covers. Neg. 58/672.
20. Sub Lieutenants class, HMS Vernon 1883, 18 individuals. Neg. 58/673.
21. HMS Excellent 1883, moored without rigging, starboard ahead of beam. Neg. 58/674
22. Lower deck of HMS Excellent in 1883. 100 pdr. Smoothbore guns used for target practice in Portsmouth Harbour. Georgian diagonal deck planking. Negs. A8893 and 58/675.
23. HMS Hecla in 1883, at sea port ahead of beam. Neg. 58/676.
24. “Gardner Gun’s crew” HMS Hecla landed at Trinkitat, Sudan and Suakin 1884. Capt. Wilson awarded VC, Lieut. Conybeare and sub.-lieuts. Henderson and Ballard specially promoted. Neg. 58/677.
25. HMS Cruiser (1852, ex Cruizer) in 1884 at Malta, all sails set, starboard beam. Photo by R Ellis, Malta.
26. HMS Cruiser tacking off Vittoriosa point, Malta. Starboard ahead of beam.
27. HMS Cruiser anchored at Malta, Temeraire faintly in the background.