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H.M.S. Hotspur attack on H.M.S. Glatton.
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The Graphic staff after a correspondent
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The Graphic
Title
H.M.S. Hotspur attack on H.M.S. Glatton.
Object type print
object_type QS:P31,Q11060274
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English: HMS "Hotspur" attack on HMS "Glatton". Illustration for The Graphic, 11 January 1873.

The 12-inch 25-ton gun of the Hotspur, by which the Glatton was battered.
 Effect of two 600-pound shot on the Glatton's Turret.

Engraving of the 12-inch (305mm) 25-ton muzzle-loading rifle artillery gun that was onboard the ironclad ram warship, HMS Hotspur, and the effect that one of the two rounds of 600-pound shot had upon the side of the breastwork of monitor HMS Glatton, that took place during live firing trials in 1873.
Date 11 January 1873
date QS:P571,+1873-01-11T00:00:00Z/11
Medium Wood engraving
Place of creation London
Source/Photographer The Graphic
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