The Imperial Chinese Dispatch-Boat Keang-Soo, Flag Ship of Captain Sherard Osborn, CB, Edwin Weedon, 26 September 1863

The imperial chinese dispatch-boat keang-soo, flag ship of captain sherard osborn, cb illustration for the illustrated london news, 26 september 1863. A sketch of imperial chinese despatch-boat keang-soo, flagship of lay-osborn flotilla. It was sold to japan after the flotilla was disbanded and renamed kasuga. The sketch is based on a photograph taken by mr. Fararel of chinese government service (possibly chinese maritime customs service). Date: 26 September 1863. Imperial Chinese despatch-boat Keang-soo(renamed Kasuga after sold to Japan), flagship of Lay-Osborn flotilla