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Lieutenant
No.7.; Hand-coloured. Depicts clothing, outerwear: uniform, lieutenant's [Royal navy]
Midshipmen had to pass an examination to be promoted to the rank of lieutenant who were usually about nineteen years old. Lieutenants were in charge of deck watches, and in action commanded a battery of guns. They were also often despatched on shore in charge of press gangs.
Midshipmen had to pass an examination to be promoted to the rank of lieutenant who were usually about nineteen years old. Lieutenants were in charge of deck watches, and in action commanded a battery of guns. They were also often despatched on shore in charge of press gangs.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAF4973 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Ackermann, Rudolph; Merke, Henri Rowlandson, Thomas |
| Date made: | 15 Feb 1799 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection |
| Measurements: | Mount: 264 mm x 211 mm |