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HMS Tartar - Deployment in mid 19th Century |
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Written by Dave Lever
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Saturday, 04 October 2008 20:00 |
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In 1863 the Royal Navy bombarded the town of Kagoshimain in retribution for the "Namamugi Incident" of 1862 in which a British merchant was murdered by a local official. The following year a multi-national force attacked forts at Shimonoseki after attacks by the Choshu clan on foreign ships passing through the Kanmon Straits, the gateway to the Inland Sea between the Japanese islands of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.
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Mail problems in the 19th century |
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Written by Dave Lever
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Saturday, 04 October 2008 17:19 |
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Jack's had problems with 'mailies' for years..
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HMS Tartar 1886 -1906 3rd rate cruiser |
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Written by Dave Lever
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Saturday, 04 October 2008 14:53 |
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HMS Tartar preparing for Spithead Review 1897
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Monday, 18 August 2008 11:05 |
HMS Tartar was a 28-gun, Frigate of the Royal Navy. The ship was designed by Sir Thomas Slade based on the Lyme (1748), "with such alterations as may tend to the better stowing of men and carrying for guns."
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