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AKRIGG, G. P. V. AND HELEN B. AKRIGG - Hms Virago in the Pacific 1851
Victoria, BC: Sono Nis Press, 1992. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550390309. As new, still in shrinkwrap. Because of this we are unable to describe the contents. ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 209 pages; "HMS Virago was a Royal Navy Driver-class wooden paddle sloop launched on 25 July 1842 from Chatham Dockyard. She was sent to the Mediterranean Station arriving in November 1843 serving until 1847. Upon returning to England, she was placed into reserve. HMS Virago taking pirates' schooner Eliza Cornish in the Straits of Magellan, 1852. In 1851 she was sent to the Pacific Station. Under the command of Commander Willam Stewart, she participated with the assistance of two Chilean ships: Indefatigable and Meteoro in the recapture of Punta Arenas in the Strait of Magellan, which had been subject to a mutiny. She took part in the siege of Petropavlovsk during the Crimean War in August–September 1854. She also undertook survey work along the Canadian Pacific coast. She returned to England in 1855 and was part of the Channel Squadron and then West Indies Station." (Wikipedia). Fine in Fine dust jacket .
USD 21.50 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 | £UK 17.25 | JP¥ 3395] Booknumber: 20453
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USD 21.50 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 | £UK 17.25 | JP¥ 3395] Booknumber: 20453
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