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DescriptionEB1911 Ship, H.M.S. Devastation.jpg
English: HMS Devastation was the first of two Devastation-class mastless turret ships built for the Royal Navy. Launched on 12 July 1871 and commissioned on 19 April 1873.
Date
published 1911
Source
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, Vol. 24, pg. 893, Plate XII
Author
Unknown photographerUnknown photographer
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Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
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