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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Maritime Colleciton of Desmond Adcock
• Sale Date:
  22 Oct 2013 ~ 2.30pm
• Lot #:
  173
• Lot Description:
  George Frederick Gregory Jnr
  (1856-1916)
  H.M.S. Calliope Steams Out Of Apia
  watercolour
  67 x 122cm
  signed and dated lower right
• Notes:
  HMS Calliope Was A Calypso Third Class Cruiser Of The Royal Navy Which Served From 1887 Until 1951. Classified As Both A Small Cruiser And A Corvette, She Exemplified The Transitional Nature Of The Late Victorian Navy. She Was Among The Last Of The Sailing Corvettes But Supplemented Her Sail Rig With Powerful Engines. Among The First Of The Smaller Cruisers To Be Given All-Metal Hulls, She Was Cased With Timber And Coppered Below The Water Line, As Were Wooden Ships. After Retirement From Active Service, She Served As A Training Ship Until 1951, When She Was Sold For Breaking. This Watercolour Depicts A Tropical Cyclone That Struck Apia, Samoa In 1889 Where The HMS Calliope Was The Only Surviving Ship Out Of About 15 In The Area. Most Of The Other Ships, Including American And German Warships, Struck Reefs, Were Sunk Or Beached.
• Estimate:
  A$3,000 - 5,000
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Art

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