<i>Bellerophon</i> in Heavy Seas. A sail steam vessel of 2,154 tons launched in 1880. The smokestack in this painting shows the distinctive black and blue livery of Sir Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel line which operated the vessel until 1898. British sailors served on the “Billy Ruffian” and her like in the last true dominance of the merchant marine over air cargo worldwide. The 320 foot <i>Bellerophon</i> ended her sea service in Japan where she was broken up for scrap in 1923.
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