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You are here: Home / Article topics / Publications / Naval Historical Review / Naval Actions in the Crimea War – Pictorial

Naval Actions in the Crimea War – Pictorial

A.N. Other · Mar 16, 1975 · Print This Page

Author
A.N. Other
Subjects
19th century wars
Tags
Crimea War
RAN Ships
None noted.
Publication
March 1975 edition of the Naval Historical Review (all rights reserved)
A British frigate stands off the burning port of Hango. Landing parties are already ashore and enemy vessels alongside are silent. The illustration appeared in the November, 1854, edition of the London Illustrated News.
A British frigate stands off the burning port of Hango. Landing parties are already ashore and enemy vessels alongside are silent.
The illustration appeared in the November,
1854, edition of the London Illustrated News.

The Navy’s role in the Crimea War was in the main support of the armies ashore. However, these operations were not confined to the Black Sea. Squadrons were in action against Russian defences in the Baltic and Alaska. The woodcuts featured on the cover of this issue and on this page are a correspondent’s impressions of these actions. lt is interesting to note that the Royal Navy had converted to steam propulsion although the ships retained their sail rig.

HM ships Conflict, Desperate, Archer and Gorgon of the Courland Squadron are depicted bombarding, Russian defences on the Balder River, near Riga. Gorgon is a paddle wheeler while her three companions are screw. The illustration appeared in the November, 1854, edition of the London Illustrated News.
HM ships Conflict, Desperate, Archer and Gorgon of the Courland Squadron are depicted bombarding, Russian defences on the Balder River, near Riga. Gorgon is a paddle wheeler while her three companions are screw.
The illustration appeared in the November,
1854, edition of the London Illustrated News.

Naval Historical Review, 19th century wars Crimea War

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