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<p>[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 29155, member: 25"]The ship appears to be a laid up 2 decker of about 60 guns, the portholes are gunports. She would have been out of service for many years in 1870, whatever she was. Such ships were often used as headquarters for the port Admiral but that ship is going nowhere, she has had spars and topmasts removed along with all running and most of the standing rigging, just leaving the shrouds for the crew to man for ceremonial purposes.</p><p>The accommodation ways in the side and the alteration of some gunports to true portholes are typical of a ship laid up in ordinary or as a hulk. (a hulk does not mean a wreck, just a non seagoing ship)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="afantiques, post: 29155, member: 25"]The ship appears to be a laid up 2 decker of about 60 guns, the portholes are gunports. She would have been out of service for many years in 1870, whatever she was. Such ships were often used as headquarters for the port Admiral but that ship is going nowhere, she has had spars and topmasts removed along with all running and most of the standing rigging, just leaving the shrouds for the crew to man for ceremonial purposes. The accommodation ways in the side and the alteration of some gunports to true portholes are typical of a ship laid up in ordinary or as a hulk. (a hulk does not mean a wreck, just a non seagoing ship)[/QUOTE]
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