The Baltic Flying Squadron of 1856: Falcon, Harrier, Samson, Imperieuse, Arrogant, Euryalus, Amphion, Driver, Pylades, 1856. Crimean War: warships of the Royal Navy. 'The campaign of this year in the Baltic [Sea] has already commenced, the ice having left much earlier than on previous occasions; and the vessels of the advanced or Flying Squadron have again entered the seas the ports of which they so successfully blockaded last present destination of the Flying Squadron is Kiel, from which place the vessels will receive orders for their future movements - the armistice not interferin


The Baltic Flying Squadron of 1856: Falcon, Harrier, Samson, Imperieuse, Arrogant, Euryalus, Amphion, Driver, Pylades, 1856. Crimean War: warships of the Royal Navy. 'The campaign of this year in the Baltic [Sea] has already commenced, the ice having left much earlier than on previous occasions; and the vessels of the advanced or Flying Squadron have again entered the seas the ports of which they so successfully blockaded last present destination of the Flying Squadron is Kiel, from which place the vessels will receive orders for their future movements - the armistice not interfering in any way with the blockade'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.


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