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DescriptionLaunch of HMS Melita.JPG
English: Launch of HMS Melita at Malta. The first ironclad launched from the Malta Dockyard. Reprint taken from The Graphic, 14 April 1888)
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Design of the Launch of HMS Melita, from The Graphic, April 14, 1888. Scanned by [[User:Reuv]] from the 1888 bound volume of The Graphic. {{PD-art}}
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