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Naval telescope
John Pasco (1774–1853), as Nelson’s flag-lieutenant on Victory at Trafalgar, was responsible for sending the famous signal ‘England expects that every man will do his duty’. This telescope is typical of the type used for signalling at that date and the commemorative plaque has the signal flags around the border. It was passed down through the family and later presented by Commander Pasco to HRH Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh (1844–1900), second son of Queen Victoria. The occasion was Prince Alfred’s visit to the Australian colony of Victoria as a Royal Navy captain commanding Galatea, to which he was commissioned in 1867.
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Object Details
| ID: | NAV1649 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Naval telescope |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown; Spencer Browning & Rust |
| Vessels: | Galatea 1794 (possibly Galatea 1810) ? |
| Date made: | circa 1800 |
| People: | Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, Duke of Edinburgh; Pasco, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Royal United Service Institution Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 980 mm; Diameter: 63 mm |
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