*Please Note. This price excludes the cost of postage which will be an additional �15.00 within the UK. Worldwide shipping available.*Inscribed HMS Thrush, commanded by Price George of Wales, August 1891, Artist D Y PashleyVery good attention to detail.Presented within a later glazed wood frame.Size to include frame: H31cm L38.3cm Image only: H13.2cm L25.2cmWorldwide shipping available. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact. HMS Thrush was a Redbreast-class composite gunboat, the third ship of the name to serve in the Royal Navy. The Redbreast-class were designed by Sir William Henry White, the Royal Navy Director of Naval Construction in 1888.Thrush was launched on 22 June 1889 at Greenock. Her triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine was built by the Greenock Foundry, and developed 1,200 indicated horsepower (890 kW), sufficient to propel her at 13 kn (24 km/h) through her single screw.Her first station was the North American and West Indies Station based in Halifax where, in 1891, she was commanded by Prince George, later to become King George V of the United Kingdom. In 1896 Thrush, along with Sparrow, played a part in the 40 minute Anglo-Zanzibar War. She was also on active service during the Second Boer War, which lasted between October 1899 and June 1902 where she was commanded by Lieutenant Warren Hastings D''Oyly. In early 1902 she helped a British force in Nigeria re-open trade routes on the Lower Niger, closed by piracy of some locals. Lieutenant Hector Lloyd Watts-Jones was appointed in command on 5 July 1902.From 1906 Thrush worked for HM Coastguard before becoming a cable ship in 1915. She then became a salvage ship in 1916 before being wrecked off Glenarm in Northern Ireland on 11 April 1917We are happy to obtain UK and international quotations. Please do not hesitate to contact.Height is 31cm (12.2inches)
Width is 38.3cm (15.1inches)
Depth is 0cm (0.0inches)