Departure of HMS Neptune for the Baltic Sea, 16 March 1854. RCIN 920287

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Departure of HMS Neptune for the Baltic Sea, 16 March 1854. RCIN 920287

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Departure of HMS Neptune for the Baltic Sea, 16 March 1854.
DM 1628: the Queen and her family are seen to left on board RY Fairy at Spithead, watching the departure of HMS Neptune, seen to right of centre, with men manning the rigging and firing a salvo. Other ships nearby. S & D. Verso: inscription.

Named ships listed on reverse L-R:

Fairy (HMY) (Queen and her family on board)
HMS Frolic
Bulldog (HMS)
Neptune (HMS)
Caesar (HMS)
Prince Regent (HMS)

Boscawen (HMS)

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1854
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Royal Collection of the United Kingdom
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