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J.M.W. Turner's vast naval scene is a treasure of the Royal Museums Greenwich collection, but why was it so controversial when it was unveiled in 1824?
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A toy that journeyed to the very bottom of the ocean has been donated to the National Maritime Museum.
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Cap ribbon
clothing, outerwear: glove(pair)
clothing accessory: uniform insignia: ribbon, cap
Colour transparency
Deck
documentary artifact: photonegative, glass
documentary artifact: ship plan: body
documentary artifact: ship plan: deck
documentary artifact: ship plan: deck, accommodation
documentary artifact: ship plan: deck, upper
documentary artifact: ship plan: lines & profile
documentary artifact: ship plan: profile, inboard
documentary artifact: ship plan: section, aft
documentary artifact: ship plan: section, forward
documentary artifact: ship plan: sheer
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medal, British: campaign medal: East & West Africa medal, 1887-1899
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water transport: cargo vessel
water transport: fighting vessel: cruiser, 3rd class (HMS)
water transport: fighting vessel: cutter
water transport: fighting vessel: fast attack craft (HMS)
water transport: passenger vessel: ferry
water transport: research/exploration vessel: discovery vessel
water transport: service vessel: despatch vessel, wood (HMS)
water transport component: model, steering gear: sectional model(cutaway: working)
water transport component: steering gear
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Day & Son
Department of Electrical Engineering
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Dutton, Thomas Goldsworthy
Firmin & Sons Limited
Harris, Douglas D.
Hill, Henry Oliver
HM Admiralty
John Samuel White and Co. Ltd
London, Midland & Scottish Railway Company
MacFee, Katherine Jean
May, Walter William
Needham, Jonathan
Poynter, Edward John
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Walker, B. W.
Wilkinson
Wyon, Leonard Charles
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Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Austin, 1850-1851
Arctic Exploration: Franklin Search Expedition, Belcher, 1852-1854
East & West Africa War, 1887-1888
East & West Africa War: Lake Nyassa, 1893
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Algerine (1810)
Aliakmon Pioneer (1957)
Assistance (1835)
Audacious (1869)
Bold Pathfinder (1951)
Bold Pioneer (1951)
Brynforth (1942)
Cambrian (1960)
Clan Macdonald (1939)
Colossus (1943)
Dasher (1837)
Flying Fish 1855
Glory (1943)
Hertford (1948)
Intrepid (1850)
Middlesex (1953)
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New Pioneer 1905
Ocean (1944)
Opal (1875)
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Rupert (1872)
S.A. Pioneer (1953)
Seaboard Pioneer (1944)
South African Pioneer (1953)
Surf Pioneer (1951)
Theseus (1944)
Triumph (1944)
Vacuum Pioneer (1953)
Venerable (1943)
Vengeance (1944)
Warrior (1944)
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Death in the ice: the shocking story of Franklin's final voyage
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A. & J. Inglis Ltd
Aliakmon Maritime Corporation
Almar Shipping Co Ltd
Australian Navy
Co-Op Wholesale Soc Ltd
David MacBrayne Ltd
Ellis, George
Halley, Robert
John Samuel White and Co. Ltd
Karpp, Frank
Mobil Oil Co Ltd
Osborn, Rear Sherard
Pembroke Dockyard
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South African Marine Corporation Ltd
Stephenson Clarke Shipping Limited
Symes, John
Triton S S Co Ltd
United States Lines
W. Dobson & Co
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A port broadside view of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary oiler Surf Pioneer (1951) at anchor in U.K. coastal waters. (Sheet film negative)
Intrepid (1850); Pioneer (1850) (Technical drawing)
Intrepid (1850); Pioneer (1850) (Technical drawing)
'Assistance' and 'Pioneer' fast to the Floe, off Cape Majendie, Wellington Channel, 1853 Plate V (Print)
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