"Euryalus", the Vessel in which Prince Alfred takes his First Voyage to Sea, 1858. 'On the return of the Euryalus from Cherbourg, where she attended as one of the squadron of honour, and excited the admiration of all the French naval officers, she was honoured by a visit from her Majesty [Queen Victoria], who was pleased to express herself highly gratified with her inspection of this perfection of a frigate. Her dimensions, power, and armament are as follow: Length, 245 feet; beam, 50 feet 9 inches; tonnage, 2371; power, 400 horses; armament, main-deck, twenty-two 32-pounders
"Euryalus", the Vessel in which Prince Alfred takes his First Voyage to Sea, 1858. 'On the return of the Euryalus from Cherbourg, where she attended as one of the squadron of honour, and excited the admiration of all the French naval officers, she was honoured by a visit from her Majesty [Queen Victoria], who was pleased to express herself highly gratified with her inspection of this perfection of a frigate. Her dimensions, power, and armament are as follow: Length, 245 feet; beam, 50 feet 9 inches; tonnage, 2371; power, 400 horses; armament, main-deck, twenty-two 32-pounders of 56 cwt., and eight 6-inch guns of 65 cwt.; upper-deck, eighteen 32-pounders of 45 cwt., two 8-inch guns of 65 cwt.; and one 10-foot pivot-gun of 95 cwt.'. From "Illustrated London News", 1858.
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