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‘Cerberus’ in Dock, 1870 - 1880

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/Y308B/136

Scope and Contents

118 x 184 mm. A rear view, showing the hull and twin screws of the ship in dry dock. ‘Cerberus’ was a turret ironclad with 4 18-ton muzzle loading guns, designed for harbour defence. She arrived in Port Phillip in 1871 (partly financed by the British Government), and was finally sunk in 1926 to form a breakwater at Black Rock in Port Phillip Harbour. For some years she was the most powerful ship in the southern hemisphere.

Dates

  • Creation: 1870 - 1880

Conditions Governing Access

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Extent

1 photographic print(s) : photograph

Repository Details

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