Fluidr / Capt' Gorgeous's "HMS Warrior" set sorted randomly

Pistols were kept on a 'crocus' mounting aft for use by officers. These are Navy Colt revolver type weapons using the new percussion cap cartridge with six shots in each gun.

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On deck

A Canon EOS 50D — 1/250s ƒ/10 ISO 100 at 18 mm

N 0 B 266 C 1 E Aug 26, 2009 F Aug 29, 2009

G United Kingdom > England > Hampshire > Portsmouth > Portsea

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One of the lifeboats on Warriors massive deck.

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funnels and masts

A Canon EOS 50D — 1/400s ƒ/13 ISO 100 at 18 mm

N 0 B 371 C 0 E Aug 26, 2009 F Aug 29, 2009

G United Kingdom > England > Hampshire > Portsmouth > Portsea

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The upper deck shows much of the Royal Navy in transition. Here are the masts, yards, rigging and fighting tops of an earlier era. Here too are the ventilation scoops and funnels of the mechanical age.

Tags: HMS Warrior 1860 ship warship Portsmouth historic dockyard iron steam sail Royal Navy Hampshire