Torpedo_Boat_No_78_attacking_HMS_Active_-_ILN_1888.jpg - Wikipedia

Summary

Josiah Robert Wells : Torpedo Boat No 78 attacking HMS Active (

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Artist



Alternative names	J. R. Wells
Description	British painter
Date of birth/death	1849	1897
Authority file	: Q21465026

Author

The Illustrated London News

Title

Torpedo Boat No 78 attacking HMS Active

Description

English: Torpedo Boat No 78 attacking HMS Active. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 25 August 1888.

Inset is a Torepdo-head of soft metal, flattened by striking the ship
The annual Naval Manoeuvres of 1888
J. R. Wells was the ILN's special artist with the B Squadron on Rear-Admiral Sir George Tryon's flagship HMS Hercules .
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