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PORT PHILLIP BAY, VIC. ARTIST'S IMPRESSION OF TWO SHIPS OF THE VICTORIAN NAVAL FORCE, CERBERUS (FOREGROUND) AND NELSON. THE ILLUSTRATION DEPICTS THE CERBERUS FLYING THE FLAG OF THE COLONY OF VICTORIA, ADOPTED IN 1870. SHE IS IN HER ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION WITH TWO MASTS AND FLYING DECKS EXTENDED OVER THE TURRETS FOR BOAT STORAGE. THE NELSON IS SHOWN AS SHE APPEARED BEFORE BEING CUT DOWN TO A SINGLE DECKER IN 1878. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION).
c.1875. Starboard side view of the Victorian coast defence ship HMVS Cerberus in port in her original configuration with two masts and flying decks extended over the turrets for boat storage. The phot
WILLIAMSTOWN, VIC. 1871. STERN VIEW OF THE VICTORIAN COAST DEFENCE TURRET SHIP CERBERUS AS SHE ORIGINALLY APPEARED WITH POLE MASTS FORE AND AFT AND EXTENSIONS TO THE FLYING DECK. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COL
HMVS Cerberus (Her Majesty's Victorian Ship) was a breastwork monitor that served in the Victorian Naval Forces, the Commonwealth Naval Forces (CNF), and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) between 1871 a
HMVS Cerberus (Her Majesty's Victorian Ship) was a breastwork monitor that served in the Victorian Naval Forces, the Commonwealth Naval Forces (CNF), and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) between 1871 a
PORT MELBOURNE, VIC. 1888-08. STARBOARD SIDE VIEW OF THE SCREW CORVETTE HMS DIAMOND IN HOBSON'S BAY. SHE IS RETURNING HOME AND A LONG PAYING OFF PENNANT FLIES FROM HER MAIN MASTHEAD. IN THE DISTANT BA
PROBABLY ENGLAND C. 1860. HMVS NELSON, A WOODEN AUXILARY STEAM BATTLESHIP, AFTER HER CONVERSION TO A TRAINING SHIP FOR THE VICTORIAN COLONIAL NAVY. THE NELSON, A LINE-OF-BATTLE SHIP, COMPLETED IN 1815
