HMS Wild Swan at anchor, shipping beyond
HMS Wild Swan, an Osprey-class sloop-of-war built in Govan shipyard, was launched in 1876 and commissioned into the Royal Navy. In 1880 she was involved in anti-slavery service off the Mozambique coast and in 1881 conducted joint actions with Portuguese forces in the fight against slavers.
HMS Wild Swan became a base ship in 1904, renamed ‘Clyde’. In 1913, she was renamed ‘Columbine’ and was sold for breaking in 1920.
Given anonymously, 2024
Height: 300 mm
Width: 400 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (2024) by Anonymous
Watercolour : Watercolour and ink on Whatman paper
Accession number: PD.37-2024
Primary reference Number: 317561
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