H.M. Steam sloops Rattler and Alecto towing stern to stern, for the purpose of testing the relative powers of the Screw Propeller and the Paddle Wheel... in the North Sea during a perfect calm on the 3rd of April 1845, on which occasion the Rattler towed the Alecto stern foremost...
Hand-coloured.
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Object Details
ID: | PAH0923 |
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Collection: | Fine art |
Type: | |
Display location: | Not on display |
Vessels: | Rattler (1843); Alecto (1839) |
Date made: | 1839; 1843 3 Apr 1845 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
Measurements: | Sheet: 436 x 560 mm; Mount: 483 mm x 632 mm |
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