2-653-189 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'H.M.S. Australia', 1900. HMS Australia, Coastguard Ship, in Southampton Water. HMS Australia was a steel first-class cruiser and was completed for sea in 1888. She was built by Messrs Napier at Glasgow, and engined by the same firm.From Black & White Budget, Vol. III. [The Black and White Publishing Company, J P. Monckton, Leeds, Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London, 1900]