Image: The 'Leander' at the entrance of Balaklava harbour, 1855

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Description: The 'Leander' at the entrance of Balaklava harbour, 1855 Photograph by George Shaw Lefevre, Crimean War (1854-1856), 1855. The 4th rate frigate HMS 'Leander' was launched in 1848. She was armed with 50 guns and had a crew of 525. During 1855 'Leander' was commanded by Captain William Peel and was the flagship of Rear-Admiral Charles Howe Fremantle, the Superintendent of Balaclava port during the Crimean War. From a folio of 12 photographs taken by George Shaw Lefevre. Published by J Hogarth, printed by T Brettell. NAM Accession Number NAM. 1986-04-101-12 Copyright/Ownership National Army Museum, Out of Copyright Location National Army Museum, Study collection Object URL https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1986-04-101-12 More information on the photograph here: https://books.google.ca/books?id=E2XNDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT123&lpg=PT123&dq=hms+leander+1848&source=bl&ots=6sXLUVMlvR&sig=ACfU3U3fIEXGRApmeS1FqmGemKXnxXNMUA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiC7ZSUyLHpAhWDXc0KHZzqD7AQ6AEwD3oECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=hms%20leander%201848&f=false
Title: The 'Leander' at the entrance of Balaklava harbour, 1855
Credit: https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1986-04-101-12
Author: George Shaw Lefevre
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License: Public domain
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