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NH 91986-KN SIMOOM (British Iron Screw Transport, 1849-87)

SIMOOM (British Iron Screw Transport, 1849-87)
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Title: SIMOOM (British Iron Screw Transport, 1849-87)
Caption: Painted in Chinese waters circa 1861. Lieutenant Edwin John Pollard, RN, who probably commissioned this painting, took command of this ship on 30 October 1861, shortly after his promotion from lieutenant and brought her home to the UK before mid-1862. She was one of the four ships ordered in 1845 as iron-hulled screw frigates and completed as transports, the others being VULCAN, MEGAERA, and GREENOCK.
Description: Courtesy of Rear Admiral Barry K. Atkins, USN ret., 1981
Catalog #: NH 91986-KN
Copyright Owner: Naval History and Heritage Command
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Original Medium: Color Photo, painting, BW Photo
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