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water transport: cargo vessel
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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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water transport: service vessel: whaleboat, coastguard (25ft)
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water transport: steam vessel: screw, single
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(1810-1887), Rear Edward James Bedford
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Bickerton, W
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Brandard, Edward Paxman
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Cassell & Co. Ltd
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French Naval Vessel Cleopatra
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Netherlands: Navy
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Royal Navy
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Women's Royal Naval Service
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Merton Surry (church) (Print)
HMS Lion at full steam, 1917 (Drawing)
A Dialogue between a British Tar and a French Citizen, A Loyal Sketch in Verse (caricature) (Print)
Surrender of the German Fleet, Scapa Flow, 1918 (Drawing)
The 1st Battle Squadron picking up moorings at Scapa Dec 1918 (Drawing)
H.M.S. Shannon (Drawing)
Springwell(1914); Cargo vessel (Full hull model; Rigged model)
Cup
A View of the opening of the London Docks Wapping on the 31st of January 1805 (Print)
Nautilus shell
Nautilus shell
'John Bull Exchanging News with the Continent. Trafalgar' (caricature) (Print)
The Upper Pool (Print)
The Illustrated London News, Oct 21 1905 Nelson in The Land of The Enemy He Fought At Trafalgar. Drawn by R. Caton Woodville; Britain's Great Naval Hero Falls in Love At First sight At St Omer, Near Dunkirk (Print)
Table
Scotland West Coast from surveys by Capt Robinson, Otter and E.J. Bedford Comdrs Wood, Thomas, Edye and Aird and Wm Stanton, Master RN 1846-65 (Chart)
Scotland West Coast Sleat Sound surveyed by Capt H.C. Otter Comdr. J. Wood Mr J. Jeffery Master RN and Mr Cramer 1852-60 (Chart)
Queen Alexandra's Royal Navy Nursing Service uniform: pattern 1964 (Dress)
Nautilus shell
The yacht 'Gypsy Moth IV' running before a heavy quartering sea (Painting)
Portsmouth Harbour (Drawing)
Battle of Matapan. Showing HMS Valiant, Barham, Warspite, and Greyhound also Italian vessels Pola exploding and Zara on fire (Drawing)
In the last light of D-Day a medical DUKW takes us to the Hospital ship (Drawing)
Mistletoe (Racing Dinghy; X One-Design Class)
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