Reefing topsails on board the training ship HMS Impregnable, Devonport, Devon Finish:10-pack London & Edinburgh

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Ornithological studies of the male and female Painted bunting Passerina ciris from North America

British soldiers searching captured German prisoners

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Reefing topsails on board the training ship HMS Impregnable, Devonport, Devon Finish:10-pack London & EdinburghReefing topsails on board the training ship HMS 'Impregnable', Devonport, Devon, 1896. HMS 'Impregnable' was a second rate ship of the line that became a training ship at Devonport in 1862. She was replaced in the role by HMS 'Howe' in 1886, with the 'Howe' being renamed 'Impregnable'. A succession of further ships served as HMS 'Impregnable' until the establishment was decommissioned in 1948. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 7th August