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Long Service and Good Conduct Medal 1848 (Long service award)
To T. Wilkinson Tetley, Esquire. This print of his Celebrated Cutter Yacht Surprise 20 Tons, winning the Grand Challenge Cup of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, July 1st 1856... (Print)
Afbeelding, van de Slag op Doggersbank... den 5 den Augustus 1781 (Print)
Surprise Whim Alarm (Drawing)
The clipper Surprise (Painting)
H.M.S. Surprise 1887 (Drawing)
HMS 'Dreadnought' (1906) with awning rigged, anchored in the Thames Estuary. (Glass plate negative)
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'Leda' (1800); 'Pomone' (1805); 'Shannon' (1806); 'Leonidas' (1807); 'Surprise' (1812); 'Lacedemonian' (1812); 'Tenedos' (1812); 'Lively' (1804); 'Trinocomalee' (1817); 'Amphitrite' (1816); 'Hebe' (1826); 'Venus' (1820) (Technical drawing)
'Leda' (1800); 'Shannon' (1806); 'Leonidas' (1807); 'Surprise' (1812); 'Lacedemonian' (1812); 'Tenedos' (1812); 'Lively' (1804); 'Trinocomalee' (1817); 'Amphitrite' (1816); 'Briton' (1812) (Technical drawing)
Unite (1796) (Technical drawing)
Unite (1796) (Technical drawing)
Naval General Service Medal 1793-1840 (War medal)
Cap ribbon
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Shannon (1806); Leonidas (1807); Surprise (1812); Briton (1812); Lacedemonian (1812); Tenedos (1812); Lively (1813); Arethusa (1817); Thetis (1817); Venus (1820) (Technical drawing)
Shannon (1806); Leonidas (1807); Surprise (1812); Briton (1812); Lacedemonian (1812); Tenedos (1812); Lively (1813); Arethusa (1817); Thetis (1817); Venus (1820) (Technical drawing)
Shannon (1806); Leonidas (1807); Surprise (1812); Briton (1812); Lacedemonian (1812); Tenedos (1812); Lively (1813); Arethusa (1817); Thetis (1817); Venus (1820) (Technical drawing)
The cutting out of HMS Hermione, 24 October 1799 (Painting)
Official boat badge of HMS Surprise (Boat badge)
Surprise (Drawing)
Official ship's badge of HMS Surprise (Ship's badge)
Honour's Board
Surprise (1651); Royal/ceremonial vessel; Yacht (Royal Escape) (Full hull model; Plank-on-frame; Rigged model)
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