Royal Naval Warships of The 1890s (Training Brigs)

Negative numbers: 58/515-58/562 and some N numbers. The 58/ numbers have been lightly pencilled in and some of the transcriptions here may not be accurate.
1. HMS ‘Martin’, training brig. Starboard beam, at sea, sails set but fore- and main-sails furled. Neg. 58/515.
2. HMS ‘Wanderer’, “training ship under plain sail”. Port beam, off a coast. Neg. 58/5??.
3. HMS ‘Wanderer’, “stowing the jib”. At sea, port bow. There are about 10 crew on the bowsprit. Only the fore- and main-topsails and the trysail are set. Neg 58/546
4. HMS ‘Majestic’ 1st class battleship. At sea with other vessels, starboard ahead of beam.
5. HMS ‘Victorious’ 1st class battleship. Starboard quarter. HMS ‘Renown’ in the background. Neg. 58/517 or 567.
6. HMS ‘Jupiter’ 1st class battleship. Anchored off a coast, starboard bow. Neg. 58/518
7. HMS ‘Prince George’ starboard beam, with HMS ‘Resolution’ and a 2-masted steam yacht in the background. Neg. 58/518
8. HMS ‘Martin’ under full sail, port aft of beam. Neg. 58/559
9. HMS ‘Seaflower’ under close-reefed topsails, port ahead of beam. Neg. 58/519
10. HMS ‘Terrible’ 1st class cruiser, starboard beam. Neg. 58/558.
11. HMS ‘Powerful’ 1st class cruiser. Starboard ahead of beam. Smoke from the second funnel and a small sailing vessel ahead. Neg. 58/520 or 526.
12. HMS ‘Powerful’, bow view at anchor (quite close). Neg. 58/557.
13. HMS ‘Wanderer’ under full sail. Port quarter. Neg. 58/5??.
14. HMS ‘Blenheim’ 1st class cruiser, starboard beam, with HMS ‘Victorious’ and HMS ‘Jupiter’ in the background. Neg. 58/556.
15. HMS ‘Blake’ starboard ahead of beam. HMS ‘Renown’ and HMS ‘Victorious’ in the background. Neg. 58/522.
16. HMS ‘Martin’ “Homeward bound” under full sail, starboard quarter, other vessels in the background. Neg. 58/555.
17. HMS ‘Seaflower’ “heaving the lead”, port quarter. Fore- and main-sails furled. Neg. 58/523?
18. HMS ‘Charybdis’ 2nd class cruiser, starboard ahead of beam. Another ship in the background. Neg. 58/554.
19. HMS ‘Hermione’ 2nd class cruiser, starboard ahead of beam. Neg. 58/524?
20. HMS ‘Martin’ “hove to for dinner”. Port bow, fore- and main-sails furled. Neg. 58/553.
21. HMS ‘Martin’ “close hauled on the starboard tack”. Port beam, fore- and main-sails furled. Neg. 58/525.
22. HMS ‘Thetis’ 2nd class cruiser, just off stern, and HMS ‘Pelorus’ 3rd class cruiser, port quarter, with another vessel in the background and a rowing dinghy in the foreground. Neg. 58/552.
23. HMS ‘Terpsichore’ 2nd class cruiser, at anchor, starboard bow, another bship in the background. Neg. 58/556?
24. “Yawl (yacht)” port bow, someone adjusting the jib. Negs. N40140 and 58/551?
25. Barge ‘Carbon’ (1888). Port bow, under full sail with gaff. Negs. N40008 and 58/5??
26. HMS ‘Sirius’ 2nd class cruiser. Starboard bow. Neg. 58/55?
27. HMS ‘Naiad’ 2nd class cruiser. Starboard beam. Neg. 58/523 or 528.
28. HMS ‘Seaflower’ “single reefed topsails”. Starboard ahead of beam, close offshore, main-sail furled. Neg. 58/549.
29. HMS ‘Martin’ “stowing the fore-topmast staysail”. The fore- and main-sails are furled. Starboard aft of beam. Neg. 58/529.
30. HMS ‘Spanker’ torpedo gunboat. Port aft of beam. Neg. 58/548.
31. HMS ‘Pelorus’ 3rd class cruiser, at anchor, starboard bow with a small sailing vessel ahead. HMS ‘Latona’ and other vessels in the background. Neg. 58/530.
32. ‘Fuji-Yama’ Japanese battleship. Starboard ahead of beam. Neg. 58/547.
33. Brigantine ‘Bessie Rowe’ on tow by a steam tug. Port beam, trysail set with other sails furled. See also item 48. Negs. N40006 and 58/531.
34. HMS ‘Terrible’ 1st class cruiser, at anchor, starboard bow. Neg. 58/546.
35 HMS ‘Minotaur’ training ship. No sails set, port bow. Neg. 58/522.
36. 3-masted steam yacht ‘Roxana’ (Singer’s Sewing Machines). At anchor, starboard beam. Neg. N29902.
37. Yachts. A gaff-rigged sloop, starboard beam, and a similar vessel near bow-on. Neg. 58/533.
38. HMS ‘Wanderer’ starboard ahead of beam, fore- and main-sails furled. Neg. 58/544.
39. HMS ‘Wanderer’ starboard bow “close hauled on the starboard tack” with fore- and main-sails, top-sails, topgallant-sails and royals set, with two jibs. Neg. 58/534.
40. HMS ’Minotaur’ bow view, no sails set.
41. HMS ‘Powerful’ starboard bow at anchor. Neg. 58/535
42. HMS ‘Wanderer’ at sea, port ahead of beam. Jib, fore- and main-topsails set, with trysail. Fore- and main-sails furled. Neg. 58/???
43. HMS ‘Seaflower’ at sea, port beam. “Close reefed topsails” with trysail. Neg. 58/536
44. HMS ‘Victorious’ 1st class battleship, starboard quarter. Neg. 58/541
45. HMS ‘Blake’ 1st class cruiser, starboard ahead of beam. Neg. 58/537
46. “Portland Roads – HMS ‘Minotaur’, HMS ‘Boscawen’, Brigs”. At anchor, starboard ahead of beam, the brigs in the background. Neg. 58/540
47. HMS ‘Boscawen’ “Dressed for HM Coronation Day”. At anchor, port ahead of beam. Neg. 58/538
48. “The end of the voyage”. Looks like the ‘Bessie Rowe’ being towed by a steam tug. Port ahead of bow. Similar to item 33, but with no sails set. Negs. N40007 and 58/539.

Object Details

ID: ALB0006
Type: Photograph album
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Dingley, Edward Alfred
Date made: 1890's
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 203 mm x 250 mm