Menus and programmes relating to the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895.

Menus and programmes from a dinner attended by Thursfield on the battleship HMS ROYAL SOVEREIGN (1891), flagship of the Channel Squadron, on 24 June 1895, soon after the opening of the Kiel Canal. Added to the cards are sketches of warships drawn by Fleet Paymaster Algernon Yockney, and signatures of British and German naval personnel on 19 June 1895.

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Item reference:	THU/5/2
Catalogue Section:	Personal collections
Level:	ITEM
Extent:	1 folder
Date made:	1895
Creator:	Yockney, Algernon
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

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Thursfield family papers relating to Sir James Richard Thursfield (1840-1923) and his son Rear-Admiral Henry George Thursfield (1882-1963). (Manuscript) (THU)
- Thursfield, Sir James Richard, Journalist, 1840-1923. (Manuscript) (THU/1-6)
  - Printed material, 1884-1915. (Manuscript) (THU/5)
    - Invitation cards and menus, 1884-1903. (Manuscript) (THU/5/1)
    - Menus and programmes relating to the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895. (Manuscript) (THU/5/2)
    - Printed material relating to the visit of the French Fleet, 1905. (Manuscript) (THU/5/3)
    - Issue of ‘Khaki’ magazine, 1915. (Manuscript) (THU/5/4)

Menus and programmes relating to the opening of the Kiel Canal, 1895.

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