Drum

Drum said to have used to beat to quarters in 'St Fiorenzo' during the Nore Mutiny, May 1797. The mutineers had ordered St Fiorenzo, anchored off Sheerness, to join the rest of the ships under their control off the Nore. Her crew remained loyal and her captain - Sir Harry Burrard Neale (1765-1840) was eventually able to get her away into the Channel on the 31st May. The drum was presented to the Borough of Lymington by one of his descendants. The Hanovarian Royal Arms 1801-1816 are painted in full colour on a blue background, the drum is quite similar to a slightly later example from HMS 'Liffey' in the Duncan Collection, now held at the National War Museum of Scotland.

Object Details

ID: AAB0233
Collection: Polar Equipment and Relics; Toys, games and music
Type: Drum
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Mutiny at the Nore, 1797
Vessels: St Fiorenzo 1794 (HMS)
Date made: 1797; Before 1816
People: King George III; Burrard-Neale, Harry
Credit: On loan to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, from Lymington and Pennington Town Council
Measurements: Overall: 724 x 679 mm