Poster Print : The Battle of Pacocha; Action between HMS Shah and Ameth
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The Battle of Pacocha; Action between HMS Shah and Ameth
Engraving showing the battle between HMS Shah and Amethyst and the Peruvian Ironclad turret ship Huascar on the 29th May 1877. The Huascar had been taken over by some Peruvian revolutionaries and declared a pirate by the Peruvian government. The Shah and Amethyst were ordered to protect British Merchant Shipping and after the Huascar had stopped several British merchant ships, the Royal Navy decided to hunt down the Huascar. In the action depicted, the 70 guns of the British ships were unable to do much damage to the Huascar as she was an heavily-built ironclad. In return the gunnery crew of the Huascar was not well drilled enough to hit the British ships much. In desperation the Shah launched a Whitehead torpedo at the Huascar, but the Peruvian ship was able to dodge it with some ease. The battle became a stalemate and the two sides slipped away after the fall of darkness. Reputedly this was the last action by a wooden warship, firing a broadside of muzzle-loading guns and the first use of a torpedo in anger
Media ID 4385251
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
1877 29th Action Anger Broadside Crew Damage Darkness Decided Declared Depicted Desperation Dodge Ease Firing Gunnery Guns Heavily Hunt Ironclad Launched Loading Merchant Muzzle Ordered Peruvian Protect Reputedly Return Revolutionaries Shipping Sides Slipped Stalemate Stopped Torpedo Turret Unable War Ship White Head
18x24 inch Poster Print
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Estimated Product Size is 61.6cm x 46.3cm (24.3" x 18.2")
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Artwork printed orientated as per the preview above, with landscape (horizontal) orientation to match the source image.
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