HMS istance in the Ice 1850, painting by Thomas Sewell Robins in 1853. HMS istance was an Arctic discovery barque of the Royal Navy, and the sixth vessel to carry the name. She began her life in 1835 as an Indian-built merchant vessel, was purchased in 1850 and participated in two Arctic expeditions before being abandoned in the ice in 1854, istance was built out of teak in 1835 at Howrah, Calcutta and was launched as the merchant vessel Baboo.
HMS istance (1850)
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