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Friday 8 May 2015

British armoured frigate HMS Resistance arrived at Malta according to the Dutch newspaper Rotterdamsche courant dated 19 November 1866

An item dated Malta 16th reported the arrival of the British armoured frigate Resistance coming from Canea, Greece leaving this town on Tuesday. In the last two weeks had been no fights there any more in the area.(1)

Note
1. Launched at the shipyard of Westwood&Baillie, Millwall, England on 11 April 161, target since 1885, sold on 11 November 1898 and finally broken up in 1900. The armament consisted of 6-7” guns, 10-69pd guns and 2-32pd guns.