Owen, Clyde off Boulogne, to Markham, rocket plan carried into action, proved 3 things: efficacy of the weapon, could not get near enough to the beach, a few select boats have better prospect of success than a numerous collection; direction of fire not sufficiently on the harbour

10 October 1806, Owen, Clyde off Boulogne, to Markham, rocket plan carried into action, proved 3 things: efficacy of the weapon, could not get near enough to the beach, a few select boats have better prospect of success than a numerous collection; direction of fire not sufficiently on the harbour

Record Details

Item reference: MRK/101/7/69
Catalogue Section: Personal collections
Level: ITEM
Date made: 1806
Creator: Owen, Edward William Campbell Rich
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London