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timekeeper: chronometer, marine(2 day)
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water transport: cargo vessel
water transport: fighting vessel: 1st rate
water transport: fighting vessel: 1st rate (HMS)
water transport: fighting vessel: 2nd rate
water transport: fighting vessel: 3rd rate
water transport: fighting vessel: 30 gun ship (HMS)
water transport: fighting vessel: 50 gun ship
water transport: fighting vessel: 90 gun ship
water transport: fighting vessel: corvette (HMS)
water transport: fighting vessel: cruiser, 1st class
water transport: fighting vessel: cruiser, light
water transport: fighting vessel: destroyer
water transport: fighting vessel: frigate
water transport: fighting vessel: frigate (HMS)
water transport: fighting vessel: gunboat, shallow draught (HMS)
water transport: fighting vessel: gunvessel, wood (HMS)
water transport: fighting vessel: sloop (HMS)
water transport: fighting vessel: sloop, paddle (HMS)
water transport: model, exhibition: full hull model(decked: equipped)
water transport: model, exhibition: full hull model(decked: equipped: rigged)
water transport: model, exhibition: full hull model(decked: equipped: rigged: scenic)
water transport: service vessel: brig, packet
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Queen Alexandra's Royal Navy Nursing Service
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Mirror 1 (Stay ?)
Mirror 1 (Triangular piece of wood)
Mirror 1 (White cord)
Mirror 1 (Block with line)
Candlestick part
Turban shell
A map of ye north east and north west parts of the Pole (Chart)
Bust of Nelson, facing left, wearing hat (Print)
Bust of Nelson, facing right, wearing hat (Print)
Bust of Nelson, facing left, no hat (Print)
Bust of Nelson looking left, no hat (Print)
Robert Blake Admiral (Print)
The Great Britain Steam Ship 1000 horse power Length 322 Feet. Breadth 50 Feet. Weight of Iron used in the Ship & Engines 1500 Tons. Built at Bristol & Launched 19th July 1843 - 3500 Tons (Print)
The Burial of Wilkie (Print)
A Squadron under a press of Sail Chacing to Windward... Inscribed to Andrew Mitchell, Commander of His Majesty's Ship Sultan...... (Print)
This View of the French National Frigate La Cleopatre as brought into Action by His Majesty's Frigate La Nymphe.. 17th June 1793... (Print)
H.M.S. Agincourt (Print)
The Original Design For The Nelson Monument by W.F. Woodington (Print)
David Porter Esqr of the United States Navy Engraved for Analectic Magazine (Print)
HMS Lion at full steam, 1917 (Drawing)
Frederick Lewis Maitland, Esq. Captain of H.M.S. Bellerophon 15 July 1815 (Print)
The Death of Captain Faulkner (Print)
The cutting-out of the Spanish frigate (Drawing)
HMS Rameses (Drawing)
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