Sujet
The Illustrated London News etching from 1853
Légende
The Illustrated London News etching from 1853.HMS Archer commissioned in Plymouth and launched in 1885. Cruiser archer class. HMS Archer, was an Archer-class torpedo cruiser of the Royal Navy. Archer was laid down in 1885 and came into service on 11 December 1888. Archer served on the Cape of Good Hope and West Coast of Africa Station from 1889 to 1890.[2] Archer was serving on the China Station in July 1894, when on the eve of the First Sino-Japanese War, Japanese Forces surrounded Seoul. Archer landed an armed party to protect the British Consol-General after a confrontation between him and Japanese troops.[3] She served on the Australia Station from 7 September 1900 until 5 December 1903. She was decommissioned in 1905 and sold in April 1905 for £4,800 to Forrester, Swansea for scrap.[4]
Date
20e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/UIG/Design Pics/John Short
Notre référence
UMG20B22_389
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
62,9Mo (4,0Mo) / 40,6cm x 38,8cm / 4800 x 4581 (300dpi)