In this interesting selection you will see some quite rare images from Portsmouth including an engraving of HMS Minotaur from 1867, HMS Devastation from 1871.
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HMS Thunderer in 1877, a great view from HMS Ark Royals flight deck in Portsmouth Dockyard in 1938 and spectators watching the launch of the 'Queen Elizabeth' at Portsmouth in 1913.
5. The Royal Navy from the past
An engraving of HMS Royal Sovereign a Royal Sovereign-class pre-dreadnought battleship at sea as the flagship of the Channel Fleet following her commissioning on 31 May 1892. Original publication: Illustrated London News. (Photo by Illustrated London News/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive
6. The Royal Navy from the past
16th November 1913: The HMS 'Queen Elizabeth' leaves the slips at Portsmouth docks on her launching. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive
7. The Royal Navy from the past
An engraving of HMS Inflexible an ironclad battleship of the Royal Navy carrying her main armament of four RML 16-inch 80-ton rifled muzzle-loading guns in centrally placed turrets at sea following her launch on 27 April 1876 from the Royal Dockyard Portsmouth, Portsmouth, England. Original publication: Illustrated London News. (Photo by Illustrated London News/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive
8. The Royal Navy from the past
Ratings of the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR), London and Sussex Divisions, enjoy the sunshine on board the HMS Curacoa during a trip from Portsmouth to Plymouth and Torbay, 29th March 1937. (Photo by Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Photo: The News archive