The Royal Navy detached squadron at sea, June 1881

Wood engraving depicting the ships of the Royal Navy's Detached Squadron (sometimes called the Flying Squadron) off the coast of Australia in June 1881.
From left to right the ships depicted are, HMS Tourmaline (1875), Inconstant (1868), Bacchante (1876), Carysfort (1878) and Cleopatra (1878).

Originally published in The Australasian sketcher, 18 June 1881.