Vessels built by Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. Ltd., Newcastle on Tyne, from 1891 to 1896, Yard Numbers 584-627 (some gaps).

Blue cloth-covered ring binder measuring 12¼ x 9½, containing 36 leaves, one print to each leaf mounted with corner slots. Captioned with name and yard number, with a contents list. Generally in good condition. Spine marked ‘Album No. 2’. Some of these prints are from Vickers Armstrong copy 35mm negatives in the series PM2173 to PM2220 inclusive. The frame numbers correspond.

1. Yard No. 584 ‘Jupiter’ 1892 At sea, port ahead of beam.
2. Yard No. 585 ‘Marte’ 1891 At sea, starboard bow 29/25A
3. Yard No. 587 ’Azov’ 1892 At sea, starboard beam 31/35A
4. Yard No. 588 ‘Tiradentes’ 1892 At sea, port ahead of beam
5. Yard No. 589 ’Republica’ 1892 At sea, port ahead of beam
6. Yard No. 592 ‘Mannheim’ 1892 At anchor? Starboard ahead of beam 25/4A
7. Yard No. 593 ‘Lucerna’ 1892 At sea, starboard beam 29/27A & 25/5A
8. Yard No. 594 ‘Le Progres’ 1892 At sea, port ahead of beam 25/6A
9. Yard No. 596 ‘Yoshino’ 1892 at sea, starboard beam
10. Yard No. 605 ‘Blanco Encalada’ 1893 At sea, starboard beam
11. Yard No. 605 ‘Blanco Encalada’ 1893 In dry dock, starboard bow 16/30
12. Yard No. 605 ‘Blanco Encalada’ 1893 At sea, starboard bow 16/29
13. Yard No. 605 ‘Blanco Encalada’ 1893 Model, port beam
14. Yard No. 609 ‘Tatsuta’ 1894 At sea, port ahead of beam
15. Yard No. 609 ‘Tatsuta’ 1894 At sea, port ahead of beam 17/21
16. Yard No. 612 ‘Buenos Aires 1895 In dry dock, port bow 6/34A
17. Yard No. 612 ‘Buenos Aires 1895 At anchor, port bow
18. Yard No. 612 ‘Buenos Aires 1895 At sea, port bow
19. Yard No. 615 ‘Arag’ 1894 At sea, starboard ahead of beam 27/14A
20. Yard No. 617 ‘Bambak’ 1894 At sea, starboard ahead of beam 27/13A
21. Yard No. 618 HMS ‘Spitfire’ 1895 At sea, port beam
22. Yard No. 621 ‘Fei Ting’ 1894 Fitting out, starboard bow Els. 26778-A
23. Yard No. 621 ‘Fei Ting’ 1894 Fitting out, starboard quarter Els. 26778-B
24. Yard No. 621 ‘Fei Ting’ 1894 At dockside, bulwarks down Els. 26778-C
25. Yard No. 621 ‘Fei Ting’ 1894 At dockside, firing torpedo Els. 26778-D
26. Yard No. 623 ‘Pervoi’ 1894 At sea, port beam 26/10A & 11A
27. Yard No. 623&624 ‘Pervoi’ & ‘Vtoroi’ 1894 Alongside, from ahead 26/9A
28. Yard No. 624&623 ‘Pervoi’ & ‘Vtoroi’ 1894 Alongside, starboard beam 26/12A
29. Yard No. 625 ’Yashima’ 1896 At sea, stern
30. Yard No. 625 ’Yashima’ 1896 At sea, from dead ahead Els. 25593-T
31. Yard No. 625 ’Yashima’ 1896 At sea, port beam
32. Yard No. 625 ’Yashima’ 1896 At sea, port bow
33. Yard No. 625 ’Yashima’ 1896 At sea, port bow
34. Yard No. 625 ’Yashima’ 1896 Launch, port bow
35. Yard No. 625 ’Yashima’ 1896 At sea, port beam
36. Yard No. 625 ’Yashima’ 1896 On tow, in river, port bow 20/2

Two photos on the contents list of ‘Saratovski Ledokol’ 1895 are missing from the binder, as at 11/2009

Object Details

ID: ALB0656
Type: Photograph Album
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1896
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 240 mm x 310 mm