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H.M.S. Nelson [B 12404] • Photograph

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Summary

H.M.S. Nelson at Sydney. James Elphinstone Erskine was its Commander. HMS Nelson visited South Australia during the 1880s. She was the flagship of the British Naval Force based at Sydney. Before Federation in 1901 five of the six separate colonies maintained their own naval forces for defence. The colonial navies were supported by the ships of the Royal Navy's Australian Station which was established in 1859. In 1901 the Commonwealth Naval Forces was created

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Physical description

photograph

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1882

Collection

Part of Ship Collection

Subject

Nelson (Ship)

Catalogue record

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General notes

See D 8523(M) for a dance card from a ball for the officers when H.M.S. Nelson arrived at Glenelg in 1883.

Digitisation information

Date

02/09/2021

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

6,231 x 4,581 pixels (28.5 MP)

Size

85.65 MB

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