USS Portsmouth in dry dock in the 1890s. This sloop-of-war was launched in 1843 and commissioned into the US Navy in 1844. It took part in a number of campaigns,including the Mexican-American War (1846-1848),the Battle of the Barrier Forts (1856) as part of the Second Opium Wars,and the US Civil War (1861-1865). It was decommissioned in 1878 and used as a training ship. It was struck from the Navy List in 1915 and sold and destroyed later that year. Here,it is dry-docked at the New York Navy Yard,in around 1898. There is copper sheathing on the hull,and an eagle and flag carving is mounted on the stern (upper centre) | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / US Navy / Naval History And Heritage Command |
Bildgröße: | 4124 px × 5150 px |
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