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documentary artifact: ship plan: deck, gun
documentary artifact: ship plan: deck, orlop
documentary artifact: ship plan: deck, quarter & forecastle
documentary artifact: ship plan: deck, upper
documentary artifact: ship plan: lines
documentary artifact: ship plan: profile, inboard
documentary artifact: ship plan: section, midship
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water transport: fighting vessel: 3rd rate
water transport: fighting vessel: 3rd rate (HMS)
water transport: fighting vessel: 74 gun ship
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British School, 19th century
Byers, W
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HMS Melville off the volcanic Graham Island, 1831 (Painting)
Sketch of the hull and lower part of the rigging of the Melville and separate sketch of part of the foremast. Annotated (Drawing)
Stern view of HMS Melville in dry dock at night, 1856 (Drawing)
HMS 'Melville' and other shipping in Portsmouth Harbour, 1827 (Drawing)
Wellesley (1815); Melville (1817) (Technical drawing)
Wellesley (1815); Melville (1817) (Technical drawing)
Wellesley (1815); Melville (1817) (Technical drawing)
Wellesley (1815); Melville (1817) (Technical drawing)
'Black Prince' (1816); 'Melville' (1817); 'Hawke' (1820); 'Wellesley' (1815) (Technical drawing)
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To the Officers of His Majesty's Ships forming the Squadron in the Mediterranean, This Print of His Majesty's Ships Britannia, Melville, Revenge, &c, cruising off Malta is..... dedicated (Print)
Slight sketch of Melville 74 guns showing bow and starboard side (Drawing)
Sketch of fighting vessel Melville bow view (Drawing)
HMS Melville preparing to dock, 26 October 1856 (Drawing)
The yacht Capricorn launching, Solent preparing to launch, HMS Melville in dock, 1856 (Drawing)
HMS Melville in Dock, 1857 (Drawing)
Wellesley (1815); Melville (1817) (Technical drawing)
Wellesley (1815); Melville (1817); Black Prince (1816); Redoubtable (1815) (Technical drawing)
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