Picture No | 10216933 |
Date | 1878 |
Description | Shipping Beef on Board HMS 'Alexandra', 1878 |
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Crew of HMS 'Alexandra' taking beef aboard ship from a small supply boat, off Tuzla, in the Sea of Marmora. The supply ship has also brought fish, barrels and the washing. At this time 'Alexandra'; launched in 1877 and sold off at Chatham in 1903; was proceeding to Constantinople to protect British Interests during the outbreak of hostilities between Russia and Turkey.
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Source | The Illustrated London News, 16 March 1878, page 234 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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