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Photographic evidence of HMS Immortalité in Japan

A photograph of HMS Immortalité saluting Queen Victoria's birthday in Japan contradicts a claim that she never served in the Far East.

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One source claimed HMS Immortalité never went to the Far East and used that supposed absence to explain her decommissioning. A surviving photograph instead shows the cruiser firing a salute in Japan for Queen Victoria's birthday. The image directly contradicts the claim that the ship was never employed on that station. The example shows how visual evidence and a specific service event can test a broad statement in naval history.