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OriginalHMS Malabar observes the final fate of USS Missouri, after an accident set it on fire near Gibraltar in 1843.
Reason
It's a lovely lithograph; stable in the lead for Malabar for quite some time.
Articles in which this image appears
HMS Malabar (1818). Just added to: USS Missouri (1841), Edward Duncan, Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton
FP category for this image
WP:Featured pictures/History/USA History? Though it's hard to say as it's focusing on Malabar.
Creator
Thomas Goldsworthy Dutton's lithograph of Edward Duncan's artwork based on George Pechell Mends' sketch. Restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Edward Duncan - The Explosion of the United States Steam Frigate Missouri.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:51, 29 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]