THERMOPYLAE

BUILT BY WOOD & CO IN 1863.

SHE WAS SOLD IN 1890 TO A COMPANY IN BRITISH COLOMBIA.

SHE WAS SOLD AGAIN IN 1896 TO THE PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT AND USED AS A TRAINING SHIP.

IN 1907 SHE WAS AT THE END OF HER LIFE AND WAS SUNK AT SEA BY GUNFIRE FROM THE PORTUGUESE NAVY. 

 

 

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