Letter from an unknown naval cadet, named only as “Fred”, to his parents, shortly after joining the training ship HMS Impregnable at Devonport.

Letter from an unknown naval cadet, named only as “Fred”, to his parents, shortly after joining the training ship HMS Impregnable at Devonport. He assures them he is enjoying his time, but that he fell out of his hammock on his first night.

Object Details

ID: AGC/F/8
Type: Letter
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1869-06-09; 1869
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 1 item
Parts: Letters - F (Manuscript)
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