Punch,  42 (1862), [147].

The 'British Tar' of the Future

Anon

Genre:

Illustration, Drollery

Relevant illustrations:

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Subjects:

Military Technology, War, Steamships


    Responding to the government's recent decision to replace the Royal Navy's wooden ships with ironclads, this illustration shows an inner deck of a wooden frigate in which all the sailors are wearing suits of armour.



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