The gallant affair of the 'Hecla' and 'Arrogant', 1854 (1857).Artist: H Bibby

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The gallant affair of the 'Hecla' and 'Arrogant', 1854 (1857). Cutting out a Russian barque from under the batteries of Eckness, HMS 'Arrogant', anchored off the batteries, kept up a furious cannonade, while the 'Hecla' ran in, throwing shells on the enemy, took a barque in tow, and steamed away with her. From England's Battles by Sea and Land, volume I: Russia and Turkey, by Lieutenant Colonel Williams, Published by The London Printing and Publishing Company (1857).

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