File:HMS Black Joke (1827).jpg

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Artist	Nicholas Matthews Condy 1816–1851
Title	Slave ships and Squadron Vessels
Description	English: HMS Black Joke firing on the Spanish Slaver El Almirante
Notes	In the possession of the Royal Naval Museum
Source/Photographer	accessed from http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org/visi_cfimage_blackjoke.htm on 9 February 2008. Transferred from en.wikipedia; transferred to Commons by User:Off2riorob using CommonsHelper. Original uploader was Shem1805 at en.wikipedia, 9 February 2008 (original upload date)

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