File talk:W.T. Baldwin - British Frigates 'Herdman' 'Patrick' & 'Europe Squadron'.jpg

Mystery ships

Hi Carl, Have you any views on this picture, dated 1895? Broichmore (talk) 11:57, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

@Broichmore: I'm not sure where to even start. Those aren't ship names I don't think, of any navy. Are those warships? They seem like it, but I can't imagine there were many active sail-only ships in the 1890s. Unless those are also steamships, but even those were also rare by then. They could be receiving ships, but can't imagine they would have their sails out in that case. Any idea where the painting was supposed to be located? "Europe Squadron" doesn't make any sense as the name of a ship, nor of a British naval unit. The U.S. did have a European Squadron for a while, based in the Mediterranean. But those aren't U.S. naval ship names either. The 1890 Lloyd's doesn't have any ships by the name of Patrick or Herdman so they aren't merchant ships either, I don't think. I can't quite make out any flags on the ships. I'm having a hard time even figuring out what the artist meant by those names... could this simply be a made-up scene? Or an illustration of a work of fiction? Carl Lindberg (talk) 21:22, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

I agree, think we'll have to put it in the fictional list. Most likely, the label, has been transcribed wrongly and or misunderstood, but I cant even get a handle on the place. Thought it could be Dublin, but the buildings look too big... Broichmore (talk) 08:48, 12 November 2021 (UTC)