3-053-408 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Coronation in Norway: the British, German and Swedish Squadrons in Trondhjem Harbour firing a royal salute, 1873. 'Norwegian and Swedish Squadrons; Valorous; German Squadron; Enchantress; British Squadron...the British squadron had saluted their Majesties on the day before, while lying in Horholm Bay. This squadron, which had come across the North Sea from Leith, consisted of the ironclads Agincourt, Hercules, Northumberland, and Sultan, with the Valorous as tender. It was joined on the Wednesday by the Admiralty yacht Enchantress, with his Royal Highness Prince Arthur...the foreign war ships in the harbour, which were dressed with all their flags, fired a Royal salute at ten o'clock in the forenoon. The British ships have been named; the Agincourt bore the flag. The German Empire had sent four ships of war - the Hertha, on which Admiral Heldt's flag was hoisted, the Vineta, the Ariadne, the Arcona, and the tender-beat Nautilus. Denmark had sent one frigate, the Sjoelland, on board which Prince Waldemar served as a naval cadet. The Swedish and Norwegian fleets were, of course, strongly represented; in the Swedish squadron was the Balder'. Engraving from a sketch by Mr. G. H. Weeks, engineer of H.M.S. Agincourt. From "Illustrated London News", 1873.