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The lost chronometer: the timepiece that sailed with Charles Darwin and Sir John Franklin
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How one photographer’s quest to visit every lifeboat station shines a light on our maritime heritage
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Alacrity [ex- Ethel] (Purchased 1872), Beagle (1872), Sandfly (1872), Conflict (1872) & Renard (1872) (Technical drawing)
The schooner HMS Sandfly (Painting)
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